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You forgot these sentences right before it: > Undoubtedly, as Markdown became more popular, someone else would have pointed out this problem. Gruber himself wo
by abnry 4y ago
You forgot these sentences right before it:
> Undoubtedly, as Markdown became more popular, someone else would have pointed out this problem. Gruber himself would have been annoyed by it if he ever needed to write a code block with backslashes in it.
People are overreacting to a tongue-in-cheek post. I doubt the author takes himself too seriously with all of this.
- nescioquid 4y agoWhat was the purpose of the post? The author wrote a tedious story about listening to a podcast episode in which markdown codeblocks are mentioned and "That’s my doing". But the rest comes off like mock humility because there really wasn't any information of relevance to anyone but the author. Had the article been about the importance of user engagement in open source projects and then used his personal experience to underscore the point, then the article is really about raising awareness and might be something of utility to a reader. This article, however, just reads like me, me, me.
- abnry 4y agoYeah, it is self centered, but it is fun.
- Veen 4y agoIt wasn't a personal letter addressed to you so naturally it fails to account for your ignorance. He's writing for long-time readers of his blog who already understand the context, his style, his relationship with Gruber and Markdown, and so on. Perhaps, given that you haven't got a clue about any of that and don't seem to know what irony is, you should reconsider whether your rude comment is justified.
- nescioquid 4y agoWell I did find the irony of your reply delicious; sure, I'll just leave it to you to decide what is justified and what is rude.
- yen223 4y agoWhat is the purpose of this comment? Heck, what is the purpose of my comment?