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:

1. Open your favorite writing app
2. Save a .md file
3. It’s live

#Code and math

Syntax highlighting, built in:

const meaning = (of, life) => 42;

And math just works: $E = mc^2$

#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.