>Chances are, other people have probably had the same question before you: >tex.stackexchange.com >latex.org/forum/ And don’t forget your best tool - your search engine.
Why learn LaTeX? >Automated, does most things for you. >Has packages for absolutely anything. >Very simplistic, everything is just one file of code. >Can do very advanced math in seconds with a few commands. >Looks are extremely customizable. >With editors like vim, emacs or sublime its extremely productive.
Where do I start with LaTeX? >sharelatex.com >overleaf.com >You can also go balls deep and use just a text editor and a terminal compiler.
Not OP, but for a complete beginner LaTeX can be quite daunting. Having a place to share tips and knowledge on one of your favourite sites can make it much less so. Or at least, that's how I see it.
Luke Perez
I welcome this thread to the board
Dominic Nelson
Latex is for academia and that is where you learn it. If you're not in academia then just use troff or a word processor.
Evan Murphy
I find the LaTeX export from the org-mode perfect.
Jeremiah Lee
>you should only learn things from "academia" fuck off, people can learn whatever they want from whomever they want
Leo Cook
It would be pointless to learn latex in a commercial setting.
