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The main thing that bugs me about HTML is how it’s so easy to goof up closing tags and attributes. Yeah browsers can deal with malformations to some extent and
by jwells89 3y ago
The main thing that bugs me about HTML is how it’s so easy to goof up closing tags and attributes. Yeah browsers can deal with malformations to some extent and modern editors help prevent them but it still feels not-great.
That’s why I like HTML for the site’s frame and markdown for the content. The amount of HTML is then finite and easy to keep correct and Markdown is harder to mess up due to its simplicity.
- mikae1 3y agoRemember that there are a few common elements, like <p> and <li>, that you usually don't need to close.
- bentley 3y agoFunny, that’s a complaint I have about Markdown. Anytime I use superscript or subscript, or try to nest markup within a list or table or something, I always get the formatting wrong. Whereas in HTML it’s always easy to nest things properly, even when dropping implicit end tags (which I always do), because the rules are both self‐consistent and standardized across implementations.
- naasking 3y agoI agree nesting is easier with HTML. Most of the content I write is not really nested though, particularly when writing notes, to-do lists, etc. the low ceremony of markdown is a huge win over HTML for simple content.