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> The reason why I’m so excited about this feature is that, in combination with version control and the issues/discussions capabilities in GitHub, I can see tec
by patrick451 4y ago
> The reason why I’m so excited about this feature is that, in combination with version control and the issues/discussions capabilities in GitHub, I can see tectonic changes in how we’re publishing science. At last, science can really reap the benefits of a connected internet by moving away from static PDFs to living, breathing repositories which render like PDFs and provide a central place where one can actually talk about the article. – And fix bugs!
I'm skeptical of this take. Gitlab has had math rendering support for quite a while now, so this is hardly novel and doesn't seem to have resulted in the utopia the author is hoping for.
- Beldin 4y agoI had the same feeling for a different reason: I don't think this reduces friction enough compared to sharing LaTeX files (on github or overleaf), which we can already do. So I don't think this will usher in a new era. I realise this could very well become the next "dropbox comment" - and I'll be happy to be proven wrong.
- patrick451 4y agoIt would be cool if they would just render entire latex manuscripts that are part of the repo. It sort of sucks that you need to duplicate what you wrote a paper submission into markdown to get github to render it.
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoThey do this for org mode files, but that's a much simpler format than LaTeX.
- nschloe 4y agoAuthor here. You're right, the big dreams always turn out smaller in real life when they come true, right? I'm hoping that the popularity of GitHub will aid a shift of publication style though. :)