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title: "Markdown in /src"
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published_at: "2026-09-21T14:27:08.000Z"
category: "Research"
topics: ["markdown","llm","software-development","developer-tools"]
source_urls: ["https://htmx.org/essays/markdown-in-src/","https://lobste.rs/s/xooho4/markdown_src"]
summary: "In this essay, Carson Gross argues that Markdown is now an important source artifact for software systems built with LLMs, and that, following the principle of locality, it should live in /src, alongside the code it produces."
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# Markdown in /src

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**Published:** 2026-09-21T14:27:08.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** markdown, llm, software\-development, developer\-tools

## Summary

In this essay, Carson Gross argues that Markdown is now an important source artifact for software systems built with LLMs, and that, following the principle of locality, it should live in /src, alongside the code it produces\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://htmx.org/essays/markdown-in-src/>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/xooho4/markdown_src>)