Writing math in Word has the following disadvantages: - referencing is a nightmare (this is probably the worst aspect). \label and \ref or \eqref? No, remember

Writing math in Word has the following disadvantages: - referencing is a nightmare (this is probably the worst aspect). \label and \ref or \eqref? No, remember the equation number, click the References tab, Cross-Reference, select "equation" from the "Reference type" dropdown list, scroll down to the equation whose number you should remember, click "Insert". Did you add remove/an equation, thereby changing all subsequent equation numbers? Let's hope "Update all fields" works on the first try (hint: it won't). - AMS math standards, \mathbb{R}, \mathcal{R}? No, \doubleR, \scriptR. - \bar{x}? No, \bar SPACE SPACE left-arrow x right-arrow. - \begin{align*}? No, good luck. (Actually I haven't even figured this one out). - Version control? No, "Track changes". Oh, you changed a subscript or superscript? Your file is corrupted and cannot be saved, Ctrl-z until you can save and hope you remember all your changes. - Seamless math typing if you are fast and proficient at LaTeX? No, Alt+= and hold on while I catch up. Did you go too fast? Sorry, Word has stopped responding. (This is a real problem in a 50+ page Word document full of math.) Those are just the ones off the top of my head. +1 for TeXmacs being superior to both Word and LaTeX. After using LaTeX for years I tried TeXmacs for a week and never looked back.