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Re:I don't always use LaTeX, but when I do, I compile to HTM... by kuschkufan on Friday January 26, 2024 @06:39AM (#39141528)
So funny to me that people assume, oh it's written in Rust, so it must be a rewrite of something else just so they can use Rust.

They never imagine that people choose Rust for something they want to implement anyway and not just to replicate something existing, that they do not want to use since it's not implemented in Rust????

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Re:I don't always use LaTeX, but when I do, I compile to HTM... by jamiedumont on Friday January 26, 2024 @08:16AM (#39142270)
Oh I know there's loads of original Rust work, but you have to acknowledge that the "X, but in Rust" trope exists.
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Re:I don't always use LaTeX, but when I do, I compile to HTM... by reaperman on Friday January 26, 2024 @01:31PM (#39146107)
Yep even as a big fan of it...it's definitely a trope. And one that's very easy to either dismiss or make fun of. It would be a bit strange for fans to feel defensiveness or denial over that.
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