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When you are writing a paper that requires latex it’s because it requires programming to properly set things up. Producing a typeset paper with latex is part wr
by DSingularity 8y ago
When you are writing a paper that requires latex it’s because it requires programming to properly set things up. Producing a typeset paper with latex is part writing and part programming.
- Yoric 8y agoWell, in my experience, academics often write with LaTeX because that's what they know how to use. I've had to actually code in (La)TeX for some papers or slides, but that was pretty unusual. Most of the time, I was using it out of inertia, and because I trusted it more than Microsoft Word (which used to be very bad, at the time, I imagine it has grown better).
- whatshisface 8y agoI find LaTeX to be a lot better at typesetting than Word, even today. It is much better at deciding how much space should go between words and the equations are as refined as it gets.
- romwell 8y ago>Well, in my experience, academics often write with LaTeX because that's what they know how to use It's all they know how to use because it's the only thing that actually works to produce results they need with minimal pain. And you might not need to program in LaTeX, but everyone has their custom macros. Word really hasn't changed that much.
- emodendroket 8y agoWord has a lot of great features but is also easy to get going and use the completely wrong way -- great to get people to buy it but likely to lead to some bad experiences trying to edit documents.