Re:Why Markdown Is Not My Favourite Language
by lloeki on Saturday April 27, 2013 @04:34AM
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> Markdown is basically another flavor of wiki markup.
One clear advantage of markdown is that its markup is designed to be as unobtrusive as possible to the point that its text/plain rendering is its own source. That's clearly not the case of MediaWiki or even Textile.
One clear advantage of markdown is that its markup is designed to be as unobtrusive as possible to the point that its text/plain rendering is its own source. That's clearly not the case of MediaWiki or even Textile.