Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#1

Post by CynicusRex » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:11 PM UTC

Web4 Should Run on LaTeX
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Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#2

Post by drcursor » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:22 PM UTC

What about Web6?

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#3

Post by jacobmischka » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:25 PM UTC

PDF fetishism and blindly disliking HTML because it's associated with the current web is such an old trope. HTML and CSS are good at making hypertext documents, they are in fact much better at that than at making applications, despite that being the most popular use case lately.

No one is making you write web apps, websites are still first class citizens for web browsers.

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#4

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:25 PM UTC

drcursor wrote: post #2

What about Web6?

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Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#5

Post by whatever1 » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:25 PM UTC

Can’t wait to hardcode styling for each individual display that is out there!

go latex! Make everyone miserable, not just the math people.

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#6

Post by minaguib » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:28 PM UTC

I see the author's point.

However it focuses almost entirely on the idea of documents/information retrieval.

The web would not be at today's scale if it focused on written-word documentation. For better or worse, most individuals are spending their time online for entertainment.

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#7

Post by NavinF » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:28 PM UTC

I was certain the title was a joke. After reading the article, I’ll continue to assume this is an elaborate joke for the sake of my sanity.

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#8

Post by agumonkey » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:30 PM UTC

Surprised not to see a mention of gemini. But ultimately it's the same spirit. It's in the air. Society and economy re-rooted itself over IP (let's find a cute acronym for that). That said I don't see the sad web trend stopping, my bet is that it may very well evolve into ubiquitous world wide allocation web where the network will track and optimize exchanges ala bitcoin/ethereum (don't jump on me yet, I'm not promoting crypto.. but I think they're a hint of how information and physical systems will intertwine).

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

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Post by marcus_cemes » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:30 PM UTC

I've used LaTeX for the duration of my Bachlor studies. The results are superior to Word, but that's just about where the benefits end. It's a nightmare to use and I don't see how investing time to learn it will benefit me in the long run.

Re: Web4 Should Run on LaTeX

#10

Post by Meandering » Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:33 PM UTC

whatever1 wrote: post #5

Can’t wait to hardcode styling for each individual display that is out there! go latex! Make everyone miserable, not just the math people.

This was my first counterargument to his post. Latex can be used to make amazing documents but, it is a pain in the ass to learn. If they simplified latex in a similar vain to HTML2 -> HTML5, then it starts to look reasonable.

I think his frustration is misplaced on the medium of content. He is addressing the same issue everyone else has, the fragmentation of information. The internet isn't a one stop shop anymore. You are forced to cycle through huge amounts of reposts and micro-posts to get anything useful.