Ben Balter • 3/31/2014

Word versus Markdown: more than mere semantics

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The article critiques the traditional Word document workflow as outdated for the web era. It argues that Word focuses on presentation for print, while Markdown separates content from presentation, using semantic markup to expose author intent and create more versatile, web-native content. The piece includes a comparison of file sizes to illustrate the inefficiency of desktop formats.

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