Hello
Steve Jobs believed the best technology disappears. You stop noticing the glass when you’re reading through it.
Publishing should feel the same way.
This post is a markdown file
No admin panel. No editor you didn’t choose. Just a .md file, saved to a folder. You’re reading it now.
Bold for conviction. Italic for nuance. A link to where it all started. That’s most of what writing needs.
I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one.
— Blaise Pascal
Structure when you need it
Things that belong in lists:
- Thoughts, in order of arrival
- Tools that get out of your way
- Words that earn their place
Steps, when order matters:
- Open your favorite writing app
- Save a
.mdfile - It’s live
Code and math
Syntax highlighting, built in:
const meaning = (of, life) => 42;And math just works:
Images
One more thing
Name a file .draft.md to keep it hidden. Remove the suffix when you’re ready.
No toggles. No publish buttons. Just you, your editor, and a file.
Now write yours. New file, new post. Delete this one whenever.