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> Markdown is that it just doesn't do everything LaTeX does. That's not the purpose of Markdown. Markdown is a quick language to write HTML formatted content,n
by aikah 12y ago
> Markdown is that it just doesn't do everything LaTeX does.
That's not the purpose of Markdown. Markdown is a quick language to write HTML formatted content,nothing more.It's supports a limited set of tags. It's popular because it's simple ,unlike LaTeX. It's popular because it's easy to write a Markdown parser. Simple tools are always popular.There is nothing more to it. A rant against Markdown is unnecessary.It was designed for a single,limited purpose.
- JohnHammersley 12y agoIt wasn't meant as a rant against markdown -- just my observation that, for me, I found its simplicity limiting rather than helpful (I appreciate I could have made that clearer in my initial comment though)