Speaker
Description
typst is an alternative to TeX/LaTeX in rse, suitable both for smaller markdown-like notes and for writing papers.
in this talk i introduce typst and how to get started using it in an rse role.
i argue that it offers valuable new tooling that more than makes up for its smaller community,
and that it is ready for a research environment for writing papers,
documentation, and notes in the research process itself.
typst offers a sensible approach to notation and syntax that speeds up writing,
especially for mathematical and equation-heavy documents. compile times are substantially lower than TeX/LaTeX,
due to a rust codebase not burdened by the technical debt of projects of TeX/LaTeX's size and age.
the main issue is the current lack of adoption among journals and paper templates.
i discuss those problems and how the community is working on solving them,
along with an analysis of the typst company's strategy to gain marketshare.
i conclude that typst is a tool capable of replacing both markdown-like and TeX/LaTeX-like documents in a fast and scalable manner.