Re: [NTG-context] [texhax] Choosing TeX um ... stuff

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Paul Isambert wrote:

Selon "Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)" :

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Peter Davis wrote:

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   2. True or False: plain TeX and LaTeX(2e) are warhorses ... been       around for decades, quirks well known, lots of documentation, etc.

Yes, except that while Plain TeX has more-or-less remained static (modulo essential bug fixes by Don), LaTeX2e has continued to evolve.  I have heard rumours that this particular evolutionary branch may have come to an end, but I have no definite knowledge of this.

And plain TeX doesn't have a lot of documentation. Anyway there isn't much to document. Basically using plain TeX means you need a very good knowledge of the engine, and you'll write tons of macros (in a way there are no plain TeX users, only users of personal formats based on plain). I consider eplain as something "useful" between plain and latex

We should also consider that, in general, 0