Which are the essential differences between LaTeX and ConTeXt?

Asked Aug 27 '20 at 18:57

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I know that LaTeX and ConTeXt are extensions of TeX but each is based in a different philosophy. Beyond of its tex engines (ConTeXt works with LuaTeX for example) this question is focused to understand the advantages and disadvantages depending its use.

Where is better use LaTeX or ConTeXt?
Why ConTeXt seems less known?
Advantages of use ConTeXt instead of LaTeX or viceversa

asked Aug 27 '20 at 18:57

skpblack

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Circular short anwser: Context is less known because its disadvantage. Context disadvantage is that is less known. – Fran Aug 27 '20 at 19:17
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Have you looked at e.g. https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/4987/why-should-i-be-interested-in-context and some of the linked questions? – Torbjørn T. Aug 27 '20 at 19:26
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Context's main engine is now luametatex. – Ulrike Fischer Aug 27 '20 at 19:26
@UlrikeFischer ConTeXt mark-IV or ConTeXt mark-II? – skpblack Aug 27 '20 at 21:14
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the newest is called "context lmtx" – Ulrike Fischer Aug 27 '20 at 21:20
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You could take your question replace "LaTeX" with "French" and "ConTeXt" with "Italian" and "TeX" with "Latin" and post to languagelearning stackexchange. Any answers that you get would apply equally here. – David Carlisle Aug 27 '20 at 22:41

Which are the essential differences between LaTeX and ConTeXt?

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