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Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:04:19 +1000
Subject: Re: Python vs C++
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On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm unconvinced is that e.g. LaTeX is inherently more "expert" that Word
> for simple document preparation. It's mostly a question of familiarity.

I think LaTeX probably is, in the same way that PhotoShop or Gimp is
more expert than a simple paint program, but something like ReST
should be easy for anyone to work with... and it'd require less
familiarity than Word does before you get to call yourself an expert.

ChrisA