Markdown

If Markdown is a pocketknife, Quarto is a full-scale machine shop. Built on top of Pandoc, it allows us to weave together prose, code, and citations into a single source of truth. Why Quarto Wins For the Textsmith, Quarto solves the “Final Format” problem. You write in a single .qmd file and strike the anvil to produce: A high-fidelity PDF via Typst or LaTeX. A responsive HTML ebook. A professional RevealJS presentation for your next conference. The Logic of the Source Because Quarto is plaintext, we can use our Trinity (grep, sed, awk) to audit our citations or bulk-edit our data before we ever “render” the final product. ...

In the Unix world, we love a good fight. We’ve fought over editors (Vim vs. Emacs), we’ve fought over distros (Systemd vs. Init), and now, we fight over how to write a simple list. Markdown: The People’s Hammer Markdown won the popularity contest for a reason: it is the “Vim” of markup. It’s fast, ubiquitous, and stays out of your way. For a quick blog post or a README, it is unbeatable. But like a hammer, it’s not great at turning screws. ...