Developements in the preparation of technical documentation: Lightweight markup languages

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/thinkepi.2019.e13f03

Keywords:

Lightweight markup language, MarkDown, ReStructuredText, Technical documentation.

Abstract

Lightweight markup languages have been consolidated as the lingua franca for the preparation of technical documents. Their foundations and history are revised, as well as the main languages and documentation generators.

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Published

2019-03-04

How to Cite

Tramullas, J. (2019). Developements in the preparation of technical documentation: Lightweight markup languages. Anuario ThinkEPI, 13. https://doi.org/10.3145/thinkepi.2019.e13f03

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F. Tecnologí­as de información: normativa y gestión de información