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Plain text remains one of technology's most enduring formats
Original: Plain text is still one of the best technologies we have
A new essay argues that plain text is still among the best technologies ever created, praising its simplicity, longevity and independence from proprietary formats. Readers in the technology community are discussing the piece, with many agreeing that decades-old text files remain readable today, something richer formats rarely achieve.
Why now: Developers routinely debate durable, simple formats as software grows more complex and lock-in-prone.
Evidence
- Plain text is still one of the best technologies we have · speckx · 210
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