Just used it to automate some reporting today. Claude Code worked pretty well though sometimes I had to point it to Typst docs to understand what I wanted.
replyI keep hearing about this one as a LaTeX alternative. I shall have to take a proper look.
replyTypst is what Rust is to C++ but for Latex. Saner syntax, well thought extensibility (including scripting and macros), tables that are sane, a package manager. I am happy that I switched to it for documentation purposes. I am looking forward to compiling web pages with it too.
replyI recently deployed typst to generate PDF letters automatically. Being familiar with (La)TeX (I've typeset everything from letters to my PhD thesis), I was shocked at the speed. It's quick enough to use in an HTTP request cycle. The language was also super easy to learn.
replyNot sure if it's quite as good as TeX at typesetting, but it seems good enough. When I did my thesis, TikZ was even more valuable. I don't know if there's any replacement for that.