MdBook – Create book from Markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in Rust
Report a link problem
Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIIRC, this platform uses CDN-hosted libraries rather than bundling/vendoring. As a result, users are exposed to not just outages of the CDNs but also the data collected by these servers. That’s a bummer. …but it’s not the only bummer. The usage of Highlight.js + MathJax on the front-end is horribly wasteful. Why? It demands all clients parse & render the syntax/LaTeX which is not only taxing on CPUs and batteries, but this action is idempotent meaning every user agent on…
I am happily experimenting with Typst right now (https://typst.app/ ), which compiles much faster than LaTeX and with a syntax very similar to md, together with nice support for math, figures and advanced settings.
I just discovered this for a v book i'm starting. pretty slick and it uses markdown instead of docbook.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 639
- Total comments
- 190
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-10 | MdBook: A command line tool and Rust crate to create books using Markdown files | aazaa | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-01-21 | MdBook – MdBook Documentation | chovybizzass | 2 | 1 |
| 2023-06-30 | MdBook – Create book from Markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in RustFirst breakout · Best thread | swatson741 | 452 | 120 |
| 2024-11-10 | MdBook – a command line tool to create books with MarkdownLatest 20+ point return | peter_d_sherman | 184 | 69 |