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The gov.uk folks make heavy use of Markdown, and so they should - the sooner we leave this PDF/Word doc nonsense in the past the better.

HTML in the browser is the best tool for consuming documents; we can read and write on any device, bookmark documents or chapter headings, resize and style at will in a device independent manner, enhance documents and make them interactive[1], even add videos if required. The best part is that the source is all stored in plain text and is version controlled without requiring Sharepoint or similar.

[0] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-publish-on-gov-uk/markdow... [1] https://insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2013/08/21/barcharts-in-html...



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