Markdown Is Holding You Back
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- #Semantic Markup
- #Markdown
- #Technical Documentation
- Markdown is widely used for developer documentation due to its ease of use and human-readable format.
- Markdown lacks semantic markup, making it less suitable for technical content that needs to be parsed by machines or reused across systems.
- Different Markdown flavors and extensions like MDX introduce inconsistencies and portability issues.
- Semantic markup (e.g., HTML5, XML) provides better structure and context for content, aiding in search indexing, AI parsing, and documentation reuse.
- Alternatives to Markdown include reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, DocBook, and DITA, each offering more expressive and structured ways to document technical content.
- reStructuredText and AsciiDoc balance readability with semantic expressiveness, while DocBook and DITA are better suited for large-scale, structured documentation needs.
- Choosing the right documentation format depends on the project's size, need for structure, and the intended audience.