On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 5:12 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > This isn't true; see https://github.com/github/markup#markups for the list of supported formats. > 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]> 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. > -- 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.
