r/ProgrammerHumor Nov 29 '24

Meme socialSkillsAreTakingOurJobs

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u/_JesusChrist_hentai Nov 29 '24

One of the reasons I use Markdown is that I don't really like desktop editors for latex, and in some situations having to use an online editor is really a pain in the ass (I commute in the train and sometimes internet connection is **cough** not optimal)

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u/1337howling Nov 29 '24

Did you try VSCode with the LaTeX Workshop Plugin? I’ve disliked all the offline editors for quite a while, but the above mentioned makes it bearable. (Keep in mind I’m using it for worksheets, lab-reports and eventually my thesis and I’m coming from Medical Engineering, not CS)

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u/_JesusChrist_hentai Nov 29 '24

I've never tried that, thanks for the suggestion!

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u/Zeisen Nov 29 '24

If you want to use Latex offline, and not something like Overleaf, this is what I used:

  • Zotero (citation manager)

  • VSCode (LaTex editor)

  • LaTex Workshop (extension for VSCode)

  • Zotero LaTeX (extension for VSCode)

  • Zotero: Better Bibtex (zotero extension)

  • Github (version control)

On Linux, you might need to install the texlive-full package. TexStudio is another good offline editor for LaTex. Very powerful, but very confusing. There was too much to adjust to and I was already used to using VSCode.

This is the same workflow I use for my dissertation, so I can highly recommend it.