Re:MDN converted to Markdown
by andylynch on Saturday November 05, 2022 @06:05AM
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I really don’t get the push for markdown etc over WYSIWYG for everyday people.
The _very first_ web browser was also an GUI editor, and then you already had proper rich text editors since at least the Macintosh.
Why should users not expect something as basic as formatting text to follow UI conventions established through what’s now forty-odd years of use by billions or people? It is akin to asking them not to complain when swapping a steering wheel for something like the tiller on 1880s cars.
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Markdown works better in a VCS than WYSIWYG formats.
Technical users are an important user segment as well, especially those used to advanced text editors and IDEs. They don't have the patience to conform to the changing and often poorly thought-through user interfaces of text processors and want the flexibility to use more powerful tools if required.
Do it like JIRA: give them both. People used to GUIs can use the WYSIWYG interface, and power users can use Markdown.