> Why should we cater to the lowest common denominator? The options aren't just complete beginner vs math PhD though. Imagine an experienced software developer

> Why should we cater to the lowest common denominator? The options aren't just complete beginner vs math PhD though. Imagine an experienced software developer who has written these kinds of algorithms in other languages and has never used latex. That's the kind of person you're also keeping out. Are they "the lowest common denominator"? I also don't know why you assumed that the people who are most likely to use this code like this are automatically people who already know the glyphs. It's gatekeeping not just because there is barrier to entry. It's because that barrier is artificial, unnecessary and comes with a smug feeling of superiority (you aren't the first person to use "lowest common denominator" in this thread).