Comment on Blogging with Word in your JamstackComments−earthboundkid2yWhy would you use Word on purpose?−rchaud2yMost people who write online aren't doing it in a code editor with a Markdown plugin.For the overwhelming majority of the 'written web', writers are drafting in Word or Google Docs and sending them in for review.Why would people use Word?- 'just works', everyone knows how to use it- Local-first backups. Good luck trying to extricate your posts from WP's MySQL DB if the site breaks.- Lots of active bloggers are from the Windows XP era when there weren't 'sexier' options like Google Docs- Has a powerful version history and accept/reject change features, essential if you have a copy editor or your work has multiple authors.−154573452342yStill a pretty good word processor if you stick to the pre-stupidity versions, I use 2007 (or whatever the first version was that supported .docx) regularly. I have it sandboxed in a VM container though for obvious reasons.−bitwize2yBecause they like it? Because its UX for writing prose is much better than the alternatives?
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Why would you use Word on purpose?
Most people who write online aren't doing it in a code editor with a Markdown plugin.
For the overwhelming majority of the 'written web', writers are drafting in Word or Google Docs and sending them in for review.
Why would people use Word?
- 'just works', everyone knows how to use it
- Local-first backups. Good luck trying to extricate your posts from WP's MySQL DB if the site breaks.
- Lots of active bloggers are from the Windows XP era when there weren't 'sexier' options like Google Docs
- Has a powerful version history and accept/reject change features, essential if you have a copy editor or your work has multiple authors.
Still a pretty good word processor if you stick to the pre-stupidity versions, I use 2007 (or whatever the first version was that supported .docx) regularly. I have it sandboxed in a VM container though for obvious reasons.
Because they like it? Because its UX for writing prose is much better than the alternatives?