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Markdown seems to be a lightweight, readable, unobtrusive markup language for relatively simple documents. Considering that, hasn't markdown (or one of its dia

by Dewie 12y ago

Markdown seems to be a lightweight, readable, unobtrusive markup language for relatively simple documents. Considering that, hasn't markdown (or one of its dialects) failed if someone feels motivated to use a dedicated editor for it? The side-by-side preview feels particularly ironic considering markdown's purpose, though I guess it is nice to have as a check that you didn't mess up closing a paren and other syntax-things.

redthrow 12y ago
> nice to have as a check I think this is exactly the purpose of having live preview, just like it's nice to have spell checker even for experienced writers. It's nice to know when something goes wrong immediately. Also, Markdown's syntax spec, while relatively short, is not something people can memorize immediately, especially for syntax elements they don't use often.