I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst

Re:I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst by freehorse on Sunday June 22, 2025 @09:32PM (#44351746)

What deters me from Typst is that latex math syntax is nowadays ubiquitous. You write $x^2=1$ and it renders in many places. Learning a new syntax for math expressions is simply not in my interests.

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Re:I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst by the-wumpus on Sunday June 22, 2025 @09:59PM (#44351871)

To be fair $x^2=1$ literally works in typst.

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Re:I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst by kzrdude on Monday June 23, 2025 @04:48AM (#44353668)

The threat is literally the opposite, it is very freeing to be able to write typst syntax because it's quicker and easier to write. But then you're cursed by the fact that every other place now uses latex math syntax by convention.

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Re:I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst by Paapaa on Monday June 23, 2025 @05:08AM (#44353770)

It is very fast to learn the Typst math syntax. It is easy and intuitive and usually less verbose than LaTeX. It should not be a difficult thing to learn for most people.

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