> How does that happen? Is it easy to convert LaTeX to ConTeXt?

TylerE · on March 17, 2021

It's not a conversion. It's basically a separate language.

(Well, technically, the same language, but imagine all the std. library functions are different).

They're also very different philosophies.

LaTeX tries to do do everything semantically, and hide the details.

CoNTeXt otoh admits that concreteness matters, so you generally say what you want. Think "empahasis" vs "bold, underlined, 15pt text".

dataflow · on March 17, 2021

Yeah, I'm guessing that's probably why people aren't migrating. When there's no easy upgrade path and not a compelling enough gain, people will want to stick with the previous technology.

TylerE · on March 18, 2021

THe gain is very compelling, but that's sort of the point.

This isn't like going from gif to png.

It's more like going from bmp to svg.

globular-toast · on March 18, 2021

The LaTeX (declarative) approach is better. It's so much easier to write consistent, professional looking documents that way. The other (imperative) way is more like MS Word, and we all know how that turns out. Other declarative styles that are popular include markdown and html.

teawrecks · on March 17, 2021

So what you're saying is that LaTeX is ConTeXt free?