Why is Context (Luametatex) so underrated?
I love Context. Here’s why.
I used LaTeX for a long time. I’ve come to appreciate it and tried to master it.
But when I discovered Context a few years ago, I was blown away by how simple and flexible it is, how detailed it is, and (at least in my opinion) how much better it is than LaTeX.
I highly recommend checking it out and giving it a try. There are so many reasons to prefer it—if only because:
- it takes just two lines to harness the full power of the language (starttext and stoptext), with no packages and no long, inconsistent settings.
- Everything is defined and configured in exactly the same way.
- The complete Metapost language for drawing is fundamentally included, and TikZ is easy to implement.
And I haven’t even mentioned XML and filtering options yet.
The math typesetting is far superior to anything LaTeX could ever offer. Also, before I forget: Lua is fully integrated.
Let me be clear: I see no reason whatsoever—other than “it’s the industry standard”—why one wouldn’t use Context instead of LaTeX (which, in my opinion, is clearly outdated once you’ve tried Context).