"These claims used to be true maybe ten years ago but Word has come a long way since then and the outputs of the two tools at this point are probably close enough that only die hard typesetting enthusiasts would notice. "
No... even in 2012, I've gotten many compliments from strangers on the formatting of my LaTeX documents. And these are engineering types who normally keep to themselves and wouldn't verbally comment on formatting. Math equations, in particular, look far better in LaTeX than they do in Word. Collaboration? LaTeX source is text which integrates with source control systems. Also, there are sites like sharelatex.com that facilitate real time collaboration and a Google Docs style workflow. On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:00:44 PM UTC-5, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > > These claims used to be true maybe ten years ago but Word has come a long > way since then and the outputs of the two tools at this point are probably > close enough that only die hard typesetting enthusiasts would notice. > > Myself, I can spot a LaTeX document immediately because all the figures > are at the top of the page :-) > > Joking aside, here is a counterpoint that defends Word over LaTeX: > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/874576/is-latex-worth-learning-today > > Also, Word has some outstanding collaborative support, which is critical > when you are writing a book (invaluable for co authors and during the > reviewing phase). > > -- > Cédric > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/itbV7ztKVrgJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
