Unfortunately, it is becoming a de-facto standard. For example, github README files will only be displayed on a project page if they are in markdown. It has a totally non-semantic syntax, which makes nearly impossible for many, like me, to learn it; since the characters it uses are often part of the content, certain content can't be represented without complicated escapes, and some can't be represented at all; its HTML repertoire is severely limited, for example, some implementations allow tables, but not if you need cells to span multiple columns or rows; implementations vary widely, which not only adds to the learning curve but also limits what you can express where. When a presentation language places limits on what you can express, forcing you to dumb down your message, and learning it, including its limitations and idiosyncratic implementations, takes a huge investment in time for something that was intended to save time, those are pretty good reasons for hating it.
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 8:55:22 PM UTC-4, Lewis Butler wrote: > > On 11 Oct 2017, at 13:49, Gregory Shenaut <greg.s...@me.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I hate Markdown in all its varieties and manifestations > > OK, I’ve resisted commenting on this for nearly a week now, but I find > this statement extremely odd. > > I can’t understand why anyone would hate markdown. I mean, I can see not > using it, but since all it is is a quick way to write something that will > become HTML without littering your text with HTML I don’t understand how it > could possibly enrage anyone to the level of hatred. > > A markdown file is perfectly readable to someone who has never heard of > markdown, which is a huge advantage over most formats for text files. It’s > portable, the interpreter for it is dead-simple, and it’s widely supported. > > And I say all of this as someone who very rarely uses markdown. > > -- > Apple broke AppleScripting signatures in Mail.app, so no random > signatures. > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
