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gruber didn't "invent" markdown. he took the idea from dean allen, who had created "textile" (which was featured in the movabletype blogging-system gruber used
by accordionclown 9y ago
gruber didn't "invent" markdown.
he took the idea from dean allen,
who had created "textile"
(which was featured in the
movabletype blogging-system gruber used).
gruber reworked that idea slightly,
then released it with a catchy name,
and somehow received all the credit.
as for gruber's blog, i would say
it is evenhanded and informative,
albeit focused on apple and its products.
the blog is certainly not "fawning",
and i think most apple-buyers feel
no need to "justify" their purchases.
- lern_too_spel 9y agoMarkdown is as different from Textile as it is from Wikitext, which is another precursor I mentioned. Evenhanded and informative? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9345962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9345962 Any time Apple has a product in a space where there are other competitors, Apple's products are magically always the best in Gruber's blog.
- accordionclown 9y agoi'm sure very few people care that you and i disagree.