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The Evolution of Markdown: From Plain Text to Publishing

The evolution of Markdown
The evolution of Markdown
The evolution of Markdown

Why are developers, writers, bloggers, and technical teams still relying on Markdown in 2025?

Despite the rise of flashy WYSIWYG editors, Markdown continues to thrive—from README files to publishing platforms, from personal notes to full-fledged books. Its simplicity, portability, and flexibility make it a timeless writing tool. In this post, let’s trace the journey of Markdown: where it started, how it evolved, and why it’s still a core tool in modern digital workflows.

The Birth of Markdown

Markdown was born out of a simple but powerful idea: make writing for the web easy and human-readable.

In 2004, in collaboration with Aaron Swartz, John Gruber introduced Markdown as a lightweight markup language. The core philosophy was that Continue reading “The Evolution of Markdown: From Plain Text to Publishing”

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Let’s simplify when to use SOAP and REST

Multiple applications communicate and share data through APIs, which outline the rules for their interaction. Developers consider SOAP and REST approaches when designing APIs to determine the best fit for their needs. SOAP is known for its security and uses XML format, while REST is known for being responsive, flexible, and enabling data exchange in various formats.

Although both REST and SOAP have similarities

  • Describes rules and standards on how applications can create, process, and respond to data requests from other applications.
  • Uses the standardized internet protocol – HTTP to exchange information.
  • Supports SSL/TLS for secure and encrypted communication.

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