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 <[email protected] <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 "[email protected]" 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/bbedit.
