This document compares Markdown and WYSIWYG editors. Markdown uses simple plain text formatting for writing web content while WYSIWYG is better for printable documents. WYSIWYG editors often have issues with image positioning, breaks, and design control. Markdown provides consistent markup across devices and allows for semantic, accessible content creation even when multiple people are working together. The document encourages learning more about Markdown.

1. Markdown
vs.
WYSIWYG
Stop treating the web like a word document

2. How it all began…
How it all began… The differenceWYSIMOLWYG …less is more
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3. …playing God
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4. WYSIMOLWYG*
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You still have to know what you do!
Image position and break performance are often bad!
Editors concern about design
The enemy: Blank line!!!
*What you see is more or less what you get
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>…playing God

5. The difference
WYSIWYG
for creating printable documents or presentation slides
!
Markdown
simple plain text formatting syntax for writing for the web!
How it all began… The differenceWYSIMOLWYG …less is more
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6. … less is more!
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7. The truth on
WYSIWIG editors
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provide no good markup at all
provide individual markup functionality to non web-affine users
lack of effectivity, simplicity & consistency
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8. Markdown myths
lack of UX
is not intuitive
restrictions on simple formatting
is something for developers (technical)
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9. Accessibility
not all Wysiwyg-editors pass WAI-ARIA criteria
Markdown need no UI components
better HTML, better accessibility
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10. We all UX
Availability on every single device
constant website layout
editors don’t care about the layout
semantic correct content
… also if more than one person
works on it
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11. … check out
semantik.zensations.at
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Wanna learn more?
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12. thank you
…and if you have any questions, you know what to do!