The problem with LaTeX is that it isn't well-designed enough that you can just use it without thinking about the magic. When stuff is not up to scratch (image

The problem with LaTeX is that it isn't well-designed enough that you can just use it without thinking about the magic. When stuff is not up to scratch (image is placed incorrectly, spacing in your table is wrong, your diagram has an incorrect alignment, etc), the error messages suck, and you often need to figure out what the magic does to be able to fix the issue.