In software development, accurately communicating code changes is crucial for collaboration. Markdown is a lightweight markup language widely used for documentation, including README files.
One powerful feature of Markdown is its ability to display code differences using the diff syntax.
🔄 What is Markdown diff ?
Markdown diff is a syntax used to represent the difference between two pieces of code by highlighting additions, deletions within the code, making it easier for software engineers to see the changes.
✨ How to Use Markdown diff ?
Very simple
- Identify changes: Determine the changes you want to showcase.
- Format changes: Use the diff syntax to format your code differences.
- Prefix the line: Use a minus sign (-) to indicate deletions and a plus sign (+) to indicate additions.
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Top comments (1)
Thanks for posting this. I'm a daily and frequent user of Markdown and never realized this feature existed. It's a GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) feature. Typora supports it too. As does MindForger.
What seems to be missing is a good way to diff two Markdown files and highlight the additions and deletions by striking/underlining and colorizing in red/green right in the text, not that aweful way the normal diff displays them.
But hold! I just found Markdown-diff which works when used with
markedbut breaks down when entire sentences are added or removed.The learning journey continues ...