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0 pointsryandsilva1d ago0 comments

A couple of tradeoffs I don't see mentioned here for HTML vs MD: - HTML is significantly less token-efficient - Difficult to provide precise feedback on plans HTML, much easier to do this in MD.

Both of these tradeoffs set Anthropic up for success. Using HTML as our medium will increase token usage, and I'd bet they're investing in tools to mark up HTML (part of Claude Design) which will help improve lock-in. Either coincidence or brilliant strategy.

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gogoro3h ago

Second this. If the point of HTML is to have a lot more visuals, then it also means that you will need quite a lot of CSS and JS to make it so. That must mean more tokens.

But, on the other hand. That could be a trade worth taking. Co-working with claude to create a pretty big plan for a rewrite (i know, i know), and showing it to the team is a lot easier in HTML compared to md.

For me, this is just another tool in the toolbox. Doesn't need to be black and white. html or md. Can be both.

IanCal21h ago

It’s a little less efficient but there’s not a huge difference unless lots of it is structural or visual.

What’s harder than with markdown about precise feedback? You can have ids, sections and more with tags.

mock-possum17h ago

Also there’s a wider code execution vulnerability for HTML. Plaintext would never hurt you.

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