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iamgioh

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About iamgioh

Quarkdown author and project lead, OSS enthusiast.

https://github.com/iamgio

https://quarkdown.com

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    Show HN: Quarkdown 2.4 – Redefining Markdown

    Quarkdown is a Markdown-based, Turing-complete typesetting system that combines LaTeX's output quality, Typst's programmability, and Markdown's simplicity to create papers, article…

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    Falconer | Founding Backend Engineer | HYBRID (USA, SF Bay Area preferred) | Full-time | $150-250K + equity | https://falconer.com Hey HN! I’m an engineer at Falconer, a well-funde…

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    Thanks! Installation instructions are on the homepage indeed

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    Quarkdown uses actual functions that return values, they aren't macros. As for source readability, it's possible to define functions in a separate .qd file and import it via .inclu…

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    I'd rather say Quarkdown is to Markdown what React is to HTML.

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    what do you suggest?

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    Frontend animation library

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    I posted it on my X, hope you don’t mind!

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    The wiki explains Quarkdown’s concept of subdocuments. A subdocument gets created when linking to another Quarkdown/Markdown file and populates a graph. Subdocuments inherit the li…

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    That’s truly one of the best compliments I’ve ever received along my dev journey. Thank you.

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    That’s exactly why I built Quarkdown. Flat learning curve for basic formatting, powerful customizations for the rest. Spot on!

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    I'll take that as a compliment

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    Easier to read, easier to write. On top of that, Quarkdown runs compile-time logic and scripting.

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    Thanks! Dynamic animations are from GSAP

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    Thank you! This project is giving me so much fulfillment

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    Quarkdown was designed for control. Simple Markdown to define content, functions (LaTeX-style, but not macros!) for a declarative approach to document format and styling. Scripting…

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    Not planned, CommonMark compliance is a strong trait of Quarkdown's identity

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    love this

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    I chuckled

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    Of course, just saying I'm not familiar with the language itself and its capabilities! :)