Learning Markdown

When I first saw how much could be done with Markdown I was impressed. I said to myself:

I need to learn Markdown to go back and fix the README.md files on the public repositories on my GitHub.

So I made a list for myself because who doesn't love lists:

• Learn Markdown
• Practice using Markdown on my next blog entry
• Update my reactPlayground repo's README.md

I learned some valuable lessons along the way, the most important being:

Not all Markdown is created equal

There are different Markdown processors that allow you to do different things. So imagine my surprise when I learned that ~~this won't make these words appear strike through without the correct processor~~. I was disappointed to say the least. GitHub has some cool tricks that I wasn't able to demo for this post like lists with checkboxes and emojis.

It's a useful skill to have and something that could be picked up in less than an hour. It is a critical skill to have when presenting repositories on GitHub during the job search. I think I will look into employing a different processor for future posts.

References:

1. GitHub Guides: Mastering Markdown
2. Markdown Guide: Extended Syntax