Re: Workshop at FrOSCon

[Hans Hagen via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

On 7/9/2022 7:49 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote:
> Am 09.07.22 um 19:27 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context:
>> Am 09.07.22 um 17:48 schrieb juh+ntg-context--- via ntg-context:
>>> My workshop was accepted. What shall I cover? It's a workshop for 
>>> beginners?
>>> - Installation
>>> - Hello word
>>> What would you cover? Project structure? Style creation?
>>
>> In my experience, most participants will know LaTeX, i.e. you must 
>> tell them to forget everything they believe to know about TeX ;P
> 
> Oh, and don’t tell them that ConTeXt LMTX is much, much faster than any 
> LaTeX, because that’s a secret ;)
yes, we need to cherish the persistent myths (because it hides those 
secrets well)

- context is slow
- context needs too much memory
- context is like plain
- context can't do math
- context uses a runner for management
- context has no documentation
- context is not upward compatible
- context can't be used in production

we need two more for a top-ten

Hans

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