In medicine, we use simple but formal notes for our thinking. In the military, we use radio messages. In law: plain text you could generate with a type writer.

In medicine, we use simple but formal notes for our thinking. In the military, we use radio messages. In law: plain text you could generate with a type writer. I submit, code is the same for computing. Excepting architecture and engineering, you could argue that most professions don't need markup. > Why do Word, our editors, or HN's comment system not fully incorporate multimedia Because you can usually do more with less. And ascii is about as less as you can get.