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How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash

anildash.com · first added by @hnl · 2026-02-27 · 2 upvotes

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* Issue #778 by @hnl [favorites]

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* How Markdown took over the world

440 pts · 347 comments · node

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* Things Markdown got wrong

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* CommonMark Spec

spec.commonmark.org · node

* Daring Fireball: Markdown

daringfireball.net · node

* Standard Markdown is now Common Markdown

blog.codinghorror.com · node

* djot

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