// Hacker Noon · 16 March 2026

What Does the Machine Read?

The Markdown file was intended as a humble syntax. It used simple typographic symbols to format plain text without the suffocating bloat of word processors. Non-technical people, including shopkeepers, consultants, and managers are now running sprawling enterprises from a single text file.

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