How does "write \alpha to get the α symbol" remotely compares to being trained in Latex? And as pointed out, you don't need any IDEs, this is even supported in

How does "write \alpha to get the α symbol" remotely compares to being trained in Latex? And as pointed out, you don't need any IDEs, this is even supported in the REPL. And using a specialized editor for a language/environment is hardly unusual (not that it's needed).