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DocBook vs GitHub Flavored Markdown

A side-by-side look at DocBook and GitHub Flavored Markdown. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DocBook

DocBook

Development

DocBook is an XML-based markup language used for writing technical documentation. It provides a semantic markup system for marking up content such as chapters, sections, paragraphs, figures, and tables.

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GitHub Flavored Markdown

GitHub Flavored Markdown

Development

GitHub Flavored Markdown is a lightweight markup language used to format text on GitHub. It builds upon standard Markdown by adding some additional elements like tables, syntax highlighting, emoji support, and more.

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