+ Entirely free and full control over your own files – Code version control: compiling offline allows for you to update distributions of each component yourself, whereas the server sometimes gives minor bugs due to distribution bugs. – Privacy: Trusting sometimes sensitive text to be handled by a server not owned by you. – Handling and breaking your document into multiple files can be a bit messy – On the very rare occasions when the servers are down, you will not have access to your files – Sharing editing power with others requires a paid account, on a subscription basis. – Requires internet access for the entire duration of editing + Some blend features of WYSIWYG document creators, which is a nice scaffold for novices. + Great for creating simpler documents or singular images
+ Great for novices to get a feel for LaTeX + Easily access your files from multiple operating systems with any reasonably modern browser + Does not require disk space or significant time to setup There are many ways to setup your environment, and here I’ll layout the two major ways – desktop and cloud. The aim is not a comprehensive review of LaTeX editors, but to give a starting point for novices, so apologies if your favorite editor is not included here.
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This post aims to giving you resources on how to setup your coding environment. There are many benefits to using LaTeX as an academic.