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Or because it was the default in GitHub with an ad hoc renderer.
by epolanski 10mo ago
Or because it was the default in GitHub with an ad hoc renderer.
- stouset 10mo agoMarkdown has been extremely popular since far before GitHub existed.
- epolanski 10mo agoSure, but it became kind of the default with GitHub taking a lead position in code repository services.
- thrdbndndn 10mo agoI'm sure Markdown was already popular, but I agree with the OP that GitHub made it orders of magnitude more popular. Previously its popularity was somewhat similar to RST.