Why I Switched From LaTeX to Markdown |
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2019
- I just switched to writing my data engineering cookbook with Markdown. In this video I show you what I like about LaTeX, why I switched to Markdown and what I like about Markdown.
Also, this is the first video in the new shorter vlog style.
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Yes, I like forks and knifes too, but when I want to do my garden I usually use my _digging fork_ and a lawnmower. LaTeX and Markdown are tools for completely different purposes.
I hate videos like this.
Andrea, I am not quite sure what the deal is here. Your are comparing apples and oranges (LaTeX is actually more of a fruit basket). LaTeX and Markdown are entirely different languages. Clearly Markdown is much simpler and does not have the steep learning curve that LaTeX has. You can be up and running with Markdown in hours - it takes much longer to master LaTeX (although this is getting better with good video from folks like Krummel, Banas and others coming online - after a long dry spell in that arena). However, if you are using any sort of math equations or want to show chemical molecules then LaTeX is the better choice. LaTeX (derived from TeX) was designed specifically for math symbols and basically for science writing. It produces publication quality papers and books. Many universities supply thesis templates for students working on their degrees. I don't think plain markdown is there yet (bookdown is probably closer). I have know used LaTeX for years and I am keep getting impressed. Best of all - its open source and free. So I am reluctant to dish LaTeX for Markdown. I think they can coexist quite happily.
Good comment. Hello from Turkey. I have just recently started to learn&use Markdown and soon found out that I had to actually use LaTeX, which I avoided as much as I could because of its difficult looks and the archaic structure. But once I got past the initial steep learning curve, I found it to be much more comprehensible and capable than MD. When you begin to prepare a detailed document, that's when MD begins to insuffice and you have to tweak, use extensions, hack MD, making it eventually harder to use than LaTeX. Now I'll take a look at Krummel and Banas. I'm still learning LaTeX.
@@Teri_Berk Good luck. You are right. LaTeX has a steep learning curve but once you start to get used to it then you will be surprised by its power and beauty - especially in generating equations. As a Mac user I prefer TeXShop as the program but if you are Windows person then I would recommend TeXMaker (see Krummel master it). There is also an online version called Overlay (it has a bunch of good videos also). LaTeX has gotten a lot easier to learn then when I started. Best of luck.
TeXmacs, the better way to type mathematics.
I agree, LaTeX is a horsepower machine and in case you need to produce chapters and structured documentation, Yes you have to compile but technically you dont need to watch the aesthetics of the document, everything is already defined at source with sections, figures and math. double refresh for DVI and you export quickly in PS or PDF Practically if you need to print a book, LaTeX is the way to go. there is no chance to get a better productivity with MD or MS-Word (if you want to shoot your feet).
At the video the author is annoyed mainly about the compile flow. Ok fine. With LaTex once you set the document style(beautiful hand-crafted in general, tbh) is just write only. I understand his feeling to recompile something but just using the TeX editors they provide a precompile DVI viewer which is a sort of preview similar to the final result(a part the pre-allocated figures). Also in LaTex, numberting and aligning captions for tables and figures is the easiest part of the job.
Versioning, it is just straightforward no issues.
Modularity? c'mon it is the great deal using LaTeX. only an insane brain make in one single file an entire book. You can make a cooperative work with multiple chapters without to screw up the entire document.
btw, LaTex is de-facto a program language to create documents.
Plugins? the robust and well used libraries supports all needs. there is also a plugin to prepare in one go, presentations and also vector graphics.
Ok at least for me MD is not convenient at all. but I respect his choice to dig into MD. LaTeX is my favourite.
It is very difficult to manage footnotes in Markdown. I have to name each footnote manually and be careful not to repeat names. I do not like that. The only way I can do it is to write ^[mynotes] inline but it can get messy if I have extensive notes.
Who on planet earth ever thought PDF files were a nuisance???
6:41 hmm, wasnt aware of the custom-id in headings in markdown. and totally forgot about definition list as well. nice to know and reminded.
Thank you so much
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Just asking, why did u use markdown instead of asciidoc?
If I understand it correctly, you have two arguments for switching from LaTeX to markdown: First: you are annoyed to compile and upload your document all the time and Second: you don't plan on printing it so it isn't an advantage to use LaTeX.
Regarding the first argument: this is just a workflow question, I guess. This could be solved with git hooks or GitHub CI Features (if they are available - I don't know) or something similar.
Regarding the second Argument: LaTeX renders text more beautiful than browsers imho. Also it's possible to create diagrams and some pictures directly in LaTeX and in markdown it's necessary to either create pictures with other programs and include them or to write HTML directly.
=> markdown is very minimalistic compared to LaTeX and if this is enough then it is the right tool for the job, but your arguments in this video seem a bit odd ^^
maltefgerdes your rebuttal is acknowledged in the very beginning of the video. Did u even watch it.
The arguments are odd cause 1) you think the latex workflow isnt that bad and 2) you like how latex documents look better? I’d say those are odd arguments if anything.
How can I compile the book ?
4:02 thanks god somedbody addressed this. i am thinking of same thing - doing a book to be consumed online. yes, i like the automatic things that latex does, but yeah, it (latex) doesnt seem useful for web publishing.
Yes. Unfortunately I didn't realize this in the beginning
Andreas: Can you comment on making LaTeX or Markdown accessible to those who are visually impaired?
Sorry no, never looked into this
Why I switched from PDF to HTML?
... writing for them in LaTeX or Markdown
... why I switched from cookBOOK to cookSite
...
also not a lot of why in here.
I wrote a large statistics book in LyX, but maybe this comment also applies to LaTex. I then exported to PDF and published beautiful print books. Then I decided to publish electronically, but converting to the popular Kindle format totally scrambled the hundreds of equations. A lot of folks complain about this but no one provided a fix. So, eventually I patched together a way that only used free software:
ruclips.net/video/MmXKz9xfrrA/видео.html
Incidentally LyX is hard but it is vastly easier than pure LaTex, especially for frequent edits.
RIP Atom :( time to switch to vscodium
can you handle table of contents, footnotes, bibliography? if not it's trash!
Pandoc does footnotes, contents, and bibliographies, and is pretty good at them. It doesn't support formats for different document types, articles, books, report, etc. It doesn't do indexing and cross referencing.
As is to be expected there is still no substitute for LaTeX for doing large scientific, math, and tech documents.
One commenter did point out that markdown used with mathjax makes tech documents more accessible to visually disabled readers
TeXmacs, the better way to type mathematics.
You look like Marcelo Ebrard.
Very funny 🤣🤣🤣
Just…. Huh?
No subscription and no bell from me. I don't trust your skills.
The audacity !!!!