In this episode of Learning the Dots, Alex and Morgan tackle Markdown—what it looks like today, why it has changed, and how teams can create documentation that actually gets used. The discussion focuses on why Markdown has become the foundation for effective documentation and how collaboration tools and standards turn documentation into a living asset instead of shelfware.

Why Markdown Became the Standard

The hosts explain why Markdown is now the preferred format for technical documentation. Its simplicity lowers the barrier to writing, its text-based nature works seamlessly with version control, and its structure makes content easier for AI tools to read, summarize, and reuse.

Documentation as a Team Sport

Modern documentation isn’t written in isolation. Tools like Confluence,