Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement

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Typst is a document typesetting program designed as a simpler and faster alternative to LaTeX, especially for technical material.
LaTeX, while a standard in academic fields, has faced criticism for its complexity, slow compilation, and difficult customization.
Typst was developed by Laurenz Mädje and Martin Haug, with its first pre-release in 2023, and has quickly gained contributors.
Typst offers improvements over LaTeX, including simpler markup, better error messages, and integrated programming capabilities.
Despite its advantages, Typst currently lacks some LaTeX features and packages, and its documentation is still evolving.
The article concludes with the author's positive experience using Typst for a physics paper, predicting it may eventually replace LaTeX.

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