Guides
Reference material on the formats and conventions behind each tool, written for when you need to understand why, not just run the tool.
Aug 10, 2026
Markdown to HTML: what actually happens under the hood
How a Markdown parser actually works: block-level structure first, inline formatting second, and the blank-line and code-fence rules that trip people up.
Aug 14, 2026
Why "word count" isn't as simple as counting spaces
Hyphenated words, stray whitespace, and punctuation joined to words all make "split on spaces" an unreliable way to count words. Why different tools disagree.
Aug 18, 2026
Where Lorem Ipsum actually comes from (and why it's still used)
The real history behind "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet": a scrambled passage of Cicero, five centuries in print, and why designers still prefer meaningless filler text.