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Just curious, what is the best part you love typst most over LaTeX? I guess: 1) the incremental compilation speed, 2) the modern user experience (better error
by xiaohanyu 2y ago
Just curious, what is the best part you love typst most over LaTeX?
I guess: 1) the incremental compilation speed, 2) the modern user experience (better error message things, better syntax, etc)?
- __mharrison__ 2y agoI feel like LaTeX is very hard to really learn. I wrote it for years without really understanding it. (Still don't). I asked what was the best book for learning LaTeX. The response... "There is no book. Sit next to someone writing their dissertation." Typst on the other hand, feels modern, is readable, and is fast. (4 seconds vs 2 minutes for some of my books.) The developers are responsive. My only complaint is that some of my code broke during the latest release. I'll not complain too much because of is a nascent project and still making quick progress. After I realized that Typst had the features I required for my books, I immediately moved to it. Good riddance LaTeX. You served me well, but I felt like there was never a better option... Until now.