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Since this presupposes Markdown of the flavor that comes with YAML frontmatter, and that frontmatter is doing all of the heavy lifting, this is more like a YAML
by cxr 20d ago
Since this presupposes Markdown of the flavor that comes with YAML frontmatter, and that frontmatter is doing all of the heavy lifting, this is more like a YAML database than a "Markdown database".
In any case, nowhere is it indicated why this approach (no matter what you call it) should be preferred over e.g. recfiles.
- xamde 20d agoOr just embed structured data in any text file document, not limited to Markdown. https://ddot.it https://ddot.it Disclaimer: My project
- rufuspollock 20d agoYes it is markdown plus frontmatter that makes this work. Point on comparison with other formats is really well taken. I think the main argument i would have is ubiquity of markdown and markdown tooling.