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Work · November 11, 2013

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Lorem Markdownum, my weekend project

Lorem Markdownum, my weekend project launched on November 11, 2013 with 18 votes, #141 of 701 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Lorem Markdownum is a webapp that generates placeholder text in markdown format, inspired by traditional lorem ipsum generators. Built in Haskell, it uses Markov Chains and heuristics to create structured dummy content for design and development projects. The tool is available as a web interface and HTTP API, with its source code publicly available on GitHub.

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From the sources

Inspired by the many excellent lorem ipsum generators , this simple webapp generates structured placeholder text in markdown format . In order to do so, it uses Markov Chains and many heuristics. Written in Haskell by Jasper Van der Jeugt . The source code is on GitHub and an HTTP API is also available! Lorem markdownum omnia, radiis defrenato equis utero additur more non. Ora ait est, castris gratissima ne mortale dedere, truncas intus et. Erat incidit quamquam costumque Hectoris, precamur ossibus patiuntur illa: fiducia cruentis est; vibrata dum spatium anguis, postulat. Quamquam consultus albentibus porrigis folio. Dixit regaliter lacerans domain_multitasking ducunt ac clara ramos! Tunc…from jaspervdj.be

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