Week 3 – maggie d

I really like the concept of markdown. I think my favorite part of digital writing as a whole is the ability we have to see the “paper” trail that online texts and sites leave. It’s smart to give people the ability to see what has happened in the past with your sources or work. The only thing that remains to be seen if people will actually use that paper trail. It’s a little scary that everything we hold dear has the ability to be stored completely online. I like being able to hold the things I consider most important in my life. That’s kind of why I like markdown. Even though you most likely know the history of your source/site if you’re using it, it’s nice to be able to access HTML or markdown to see how and why it all works.

I really love the grammar/formatting part of writing. I like paragraph breaks and indentions, and I like seeing in markdown how all of those things work! Writing in markdown format also provides me with a little bit more of a challenge. Changing the typical format of writing to make it more visible in the long run seems really smart.