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> I think org-mode syntax is not the most ergonomic and beautiful. Which parts about it? I actually agree with the sentiment, to my taste there are some aspect

> I think org-mode syntax is not the most ergonomic and beautiful. Which parts about it? I actually agree with the sentiment, to my taste there are some aspects of org-mode which are better than Markdown, and some which are worse, and on balance Markdown wins the contest. I have a project which is attempting to meld the benefits of both, so I'm interested in what you see as org-mode's pain points.

taeric 3y ago
I'd advise not worrying about the benefits others see to either, if you are wanting to meld them. Instead, meld the parts that you like above and beyond anything else. My reasoning is that the main advantage of Markdown is the crowd using it. It is not an unknown quantity to a lot of folks. Similarly, the biggest "pro" of org-mode is that it has all of the power of emacs. Which, is oddly its biggest con to the crowd that doesn't like it.
- samatman 3y ago
  I would prefer to say that the biggest "con" of org-mode is that, as the name suggests, it's tightly coupled to emacs. Implementations of the syntax for other environments are necessarily partial. org-babel might be the best literate programming system there is (it's up there), but I don't want emacs as my compiler. > I'd advise not worrying about the benefits others see to either, if you are wanting to meld them. Instead, meld the parts that you like above and beyond anything else. I'm not worried at all ^_^ but I don't mind learning from others either.
  - taeric 3y ago
    Totally fair, I think. My assertion would probably be restated best as "don't expect straight forward answers to the direct question of what is the best of each." I do specifically called out that network effects were the biggest pro of Markdown, and oddly the biggest con of org-mode. But, my main point in doing that is that I doubt most of the fans of either would list that. Obviously some of us would, such that I could easily be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. :D
smartmic 3y ago
See my answer above(or elsewhere in the thread): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40044417 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40044417

taeric 3y ago

I'd advise not worrying about the benefits others see to either, if you are wanting to meld them. Instead, meld the parts that you like above and beyond anything else. My reasoning is that the main advantage of Markdown is the crowd using it. It is not an unknown quantity to a lot of folks. Similarly, the biggest "pro" of org-mode is that it has all of the power of emacs. Which, is oddly its biggest con to the crowd that doesn't like it.

samatman 3y ago
I would prefer to say that the biggest "con" of org-mode is that, as the name suggests, it's tightly coupled to emacs. Implementations of the syntax for other environments are necessarily partial. org-babel might be the best literate programming system there is (it's up there), but I don't want emacs as my compiler. > I'd advise not worrying about the benefits others see to either, if you are wanting to meld them. Instead, meld the parts that you like above and beyond anything else. I'm not worried at all ^_^ but I don't mind learning from others either.
- taeric 3y ago
  Totally fair, I think. My assertion would probably be restated best as "don't expect straight forward answers to the direct question of what is the best of each." I do specifically called out that network effects were the biggest pro of Markdown, and oddly the biggest con of org-mode. But, my main point in doing that is that I doubt most of the fans of either would list that. Obviously some of us would, such that I could easily be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. :D

smartmic 3y ago

See my answer above(or elsewhere in the thread): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40044417 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40044417