Basics of Markdown

Markdown is everywhere in a developer's world. GitHub READMEs, AI prompt responses. And if you're building apps that work with AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT, understanding Markdown is no longer optional. In this video, we walk through all the core Markdown syntax together so you'll have a solid reference you can come back to anytime. What you'll learn: 📌 What Markdown is and where it came from 🔤 Headings (H1–H6) and emphasis (bold, italic, strikethrough) 📋 Ordered and unordered lists, nested lists, and task lists 💬 Block quotes and inline/block code formatting 🔗 Links, images, and tooltips 📊 Tables ⚙️ The golden rule: when in doubt, add a blank line 🖥️ A look at free and paid Markdown editors including Typora and Marked If you want to support my work, you can buy me a coffee :) https://ko-fi.com/stewartlynch/ My Newsletter https://stewartlynch.kit.com Channel Listing Mac App (Free) https://stewartlynch.gumroad.com/l/obsjz Channel Listing Web App https://stewartlynch.github.io/YouTube/ Table of Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:23 What is Markdown 1:46 Markdown Guide 3:49 Markdown Tags 16:34 Typora Markdown Editor Starter Project Files: https://github.com/StewartLynch/MarkD... Completed Project: https://github.com/StewartLynch/MarkD... References mentioned in video: Markdown Guide: https://www.markdownguide.org Cot Editor (free plain text editor for Mac): https://coteditor.com Marked by Brett Terpstra: https://markedapp.com Typora: https://typora.io Recommended Resources: Big Mountain Studio Books AI Mastery in SwiftUI https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/ai-... SwiftUI Views Mastery https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/adv... Advanced SwiftUI Views Mastery https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/adv... SwiftUI Animations Mastery https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/ani... SwiftData Mastery in SwiftUI https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/swi... Combine Mastery in SwiftUI https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/com... SwiftUI 5 Book Bundle https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/boo...