Why I switched from LaTeX to typst for presentations (It’s not the looks)

For the past two summers, I have been teaching parts of a computer science course to undergraduates. The professor is teaching the theory of computer architecture and operating systems and I do the hands-on exercise part. This summer, I decided to switch to typst for my slide sets. Here is why. My background I have been using and teaching LaTeX for almost a decade. It is powerful software, but for a long time I did not even consider using it for presentations. Many of my professors did, and you can identify them immediately. LaTeX beamer, the document class for slides, just gives itself away immediately. If you do not know it, have a look at the beamer theme matrix. Have you seen those before? You could say that I am a bit opinionated with regards to aesthetics. I have done some freelance graphics design on the side and like to have control over the layouts I use. While beamer would probably allow me to tweak everything, it has never been a real option to me. Slide from the LaTeX…