Comment by stouset Comment by stouset 10 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Markdown has been extremely popular since far before GitHub existed.
Copy Link thrdbndndn 9 hours ago Next Collapse Comment - I'm sure Markdown was already popular, but I agree with the OP that GitHub made it orders of magnitude more popular.Previously its popularity was somewhat similar to RST. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link epolanski 10 hours ago Prev Collapse Comment - Sure, but it became kind of the default with GitHub taking a lead position in code repository services. Reply View | 0 replies
I'm sure Markdown was already popular, but I agree with the OP that GitHub made it orders of magnitude more popular.
Previously its popularity was somewhat similar to RST.