An Exploration of the Plaintext Universe
Any work that you value has to be placed under version control, not only as part of history but preservation. This article shows why textsmiths should use git.
Dotfiles make it possible to backup your customizations without necessarily starting all over: find the true joy of working with these powerful files
It was the ini file that started my journey as a textsmith: understanding how these text files, rather than the registry, can change the application behavior made me appreciate the beauty of simple configurations.
The value of treasuring one’s tools is not in the venom one spits against those who do not use them, rather it is in the satisfaction one gets and the productivity he reaps from them.
Technologies that change the world do not always get glossy press statements. Instead, they do so quietly and with the power of the community: this is the story of Markdown.
The Textsmith blog is a place to reflect on what makes its visitors better users of technology: by just exploiting the power of the plain text and sharing with others the joys of this tool.