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But why use LaTeX when you should be using Typst?

• setopt 2y ago
  And why use Typst when you should be using Org-mode? Jokes aside, those formats all have their pros and cons. For me at least, Typst is not yet a usable alternative for neither academic publishing nor serious typesetting in general. But I love the MarkDown-like syntax with TeX-like equation support and fast compile times, and am considering it for a mathy personal knowledge base. Similarly to how I’ve been using tools like Org-mode and Obsidian over the past few years. In a few years it might be usable for professional use given how fast it’s evolving, but academia is conservative and I’d expect more journals to support LaTeX3 if it’s ever released.
  • philistine 2y ago
    > but academia is conservative There is a whole set of interlocking organizations supporting the TeX ecosystem, such that no one can claim ownership of it. It truly is owned by its community. Typst, with its pay-for-play online offerings, keeps a tight grip around the open-source project of Typst. I don't see how academia ever switches from its own albeit complex ecosystem, to a corporate-owned project.