Marcin Borkowski: LaTeX advantages and disadvantages

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Summary: disadvantages;(

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> There are, however, some disadvantages:
> * a bit steep learning curve
> * customizing (almost) everything is //possible//, but for many things it is not //easy//
> * conversion from and to other formats //may// be a bit tricky

The main advantages of LaTeX are (especially for mathematicians):

semantic markup
high typographic quality (among others of mathematical formulae)
availability (and price)
extensibility
being a de facto standard in mathematical publishing

There are, however, some disadvantages:

a bit steep learning curve
customizing (almost) everything is possible, but for many things it is not easy
conversion from and to other formats may be a bit tricky