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”