[nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:

[Christopher Chaltain]

LaTeX is not a subset of TeX. It's a collection of generalized TeX 
macros allowing you to mark up a document and let the LaTeX macros and 
their underlying TeX code handle the typesetting. 
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/49/what-is-the-difference-between-tex-and-latex


It's somewhat irrelevant how you want to define LaTeX in relationship to 
TeX though. Bottom line is that for the most part, you need to know 
LaTeX and not TeX.

On 01/26/2018 10:03 PM, Jude DaShiell via nfbcs wrote:
> latex is a subset of tx and tx is the programming language.  in the 
> archlinux aur repository tx-impatient is a 350 page book written to 
> teach tx.  It's a good idea to find if tx is what's needed or latex 
> since tx is more complex than latex.
>
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2018, Mike Gorse via nfbcs wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:52:40
>> From: Mike Gorse via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Kendra Schaber via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Mike Gorse <mike at straddlethebox.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
>>
>> Hi Kendra,
>>
>> LaTeX isn't a general-purpose programming language. It is a 
>> typesetting language that you might use to, say, write a thesis that 
>> you can then process to generate a pdf. It can also be a tool that a 
>> blind person might find helpful for writing math (for example, typing 
>> "\alpha" will generate an alpha). There is a bit of a learning curve, 
>> but, yeah, it may come in handy. I don't have any suggestions in 
>> particular as far as learning it--it's been a long time since I've 
>> actually used it--I found this book with a quick google:
>> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX
>>
>> As far as Python goes, I'm not surprised that it was suggested to you.
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Jan 2018, Kendra Schaber via nfbcs wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi all! I?m not compleetly sure yet since I have not started computer
>>>  programing courses. I know that I?m suposed to start with Latex, the
>>>  programing language and I was also suggested to learn Python which 
>>> I heard
>>>  is tought in college.
>>>
>>>  Blessed be!!! Kendra Schaber National Federation of the Blind, Capitol
>>>  Chapter, Salem, Oregon. "When the student is ready, the teacher will
>>>  appear" Author Unknown.
>>>>  On Jan 26, 2018, at 14:57, Martin, Vincent F via nfbcs 
>>>> <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Do you know what you will be required to learn specifically?  Is it
>>>>  programming logic or a specific programming language?  With your 
>>>> proposed
>>>>  major, I suspect you will also have to learn to analyze 
>>>> Statistical data
>>>>  as well.
>>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>>  From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra 
>>>> Schaber
>>>>  via nfbcs
>>>>  Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 2:24 PM
>>>>  To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>>>>  Cc: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
>>>>  Subject: [nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
>>>>
>>>>  Hi all! I?m a complete novis in computer science but I have to 
>>>> learn it
>>>>  as part of getting a climatology degree. I was advised to also 
>>>> learn a
>>>>  language called Latex which I know nothing about. Does anyone know 
>>>> of the
>>>>  best places to start learning about Latex and other computer 
>>>> languages?
>>>>  Thank you!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Blessed be!!! Kendra Schaber National Federation of the Blind, 
>>>> Capitol
>>>>  Chapter, Salem, Oregon. "When the student is ready, the teacher will
>>>>  appear" Author Unknown.
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