An argument for learning L A TEX : The benefits of typesetting and beyond
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I discovered LTEX more or less by accident, and I could not have estimated the benefits learning the typesetting system would confer. Here, I argue for the merits of LTEX from perspectives apart from/stemming out of typesetting.
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