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> LaTeX is a typesetting system and a markup language. Typesetting systems are not customarily used for writing in, and while markup languages such as XML and H
by DJHenk 8y ago
> LaTeX is a typesetting system and a markup language. Typesetting systems are not customarily used for writing in, and while markup languages such as XML and HTML often are, this is generally recognised as a bad idea.
This is dumb. One can argue that LaTeX is not a convenient markup language enough to write in. But stating that a markup language in itself is a bad thing for writing, while Markdown was invented in 2004 and wildly popular at the time this article was written (2016), means that the author himself is not completely rational when defending his preference, using XML and HTML as strawmen.
- exergy 8y agoHe _does_ mention Markdown, and specifically how it was designed to be human readable. But he lumps Latex with XML and HTML in that they are rubbish to write in. He mentions also how he hates himself for writing in even his simplified version of HTML when writing long posts. His argument is restricted to those looking to use Latex for questionable benefits that they do not fully understand.