Comment by epolanski 12 hours ago Or because it was the default in GitHub with an ad hoc renderer. 3 comments epolanski Reply stouset 12 hours ago Markdown has been extremely popular since far before GitHub existed. thrdbndndn 10 hours ago I'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. epolanski 12 hours ago Sure, but it became kind of the default with GitHub taking a lead position in code repository services.
stouset 12 hours ago Markdown has been extremely popular since far before GitHub existed. thrdbndndn 10 hours ago I'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. epolanski 12 hours ago Sure, but it became kind of the default with GitHub taking a lead position in code repository services.
thrdbndndn 10 hours ago I'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.
epolanski 12 hours ago Sure, but it became kind of the default with GitHub taking a lead position in code repository services.
Markdown has been extremely popular since far before GitHub existed.
I'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.
Sure, but it became kind of the default with GitHub taking a lead position in code repository services.