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Your comment reminds me of the people who shit on C++. Some of the criticism may be true, but there simply isn't anything out there that could possibly be consi
by andrepd 7y ago
Your comment reminds me of the people who shit on C++. Some of the criticism may be true, but there simply isn't anything out there that could possibly be considered a feasible replacement.
Also:
>lack of utf-8 and TrueType fonts supports
There's UTF-8 support in the standard pdfLaTeX compiler and TrueType support in XeTeX (which is far far from a trivial issue, which is why there are two branches, if you don't need TT fonts you're better off with pdfLaTeX which has more support for e.g. microtypographical adjustments).
- ziftface 7y agoI don't think that's true. Both Latex and C++ were replaced. It's just that their best replacements were more specialized tools so that left a bit of space for both to survive. It's just like that example of cars mostly replacing trucks in the US. Trucks aren't obsolete, but most don't need them so choose alternatives that fit their life better. Latex was replaced by Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, and Markdown. Each one is different but for people who might have used Latex for a certain use case, one of those more specialized tools might be better. But there will always be a need for Latex itself.
- andrepd 7y agoThat just proved my point. Saying markdown replaces LaTeX is like saying javascript replaces C++. They're not even in the same league, they're tools for completely different purposes.
- xyproto 7y agoC++ 98, 03, 11, 14, 17 or 20? They all seem to be in active use and are as different as some programming languages are from each other.