Post Format Reference

How the editor works

The editor has two panes: Participants (top) and Messages (bottom). You write in both separately — they're combined automatically.

• Participants pane: one name per line — the first name is the left speaker, the rest are right
• Messages pane: one line = one bubble; leading spaces determine who speaks
• 0 spaces → 1st participant (left), 1 space → 2nd (right), 2 spaces → 3rd, etc.

Participants pane

One name per line — order determines side:

Alice
Bob

• Minimum 2 participants, maximum 4
• First name = always left side
• 2nd, 3rd and 4th names = always right side
• Names must be unique (case-insensitive)

Messages pane

Write one bubble per line. Leading spaces set the speaker:

Hello Bob!
 Hey Alice, what's up?
Just checking in.
 Doing great, thanks!

Press Tab in the messages pane to insert one space quickly.

Code blocks

Use fenced code blocks with a language tag. Indent the fence to match the speaker:

Check this out:
 Sure, show me!
```javascript
for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  setTimeout(() => console.log(i), 100);
}
```
 Interesting — closure gotcha!

Supported languages: javascript, typescript, python, bash, sql, yaml, json, css, html, rust, go, java, plaintext

Three participants

Participants pane:

Lead
Dev
QA

Messages pane (0 spaces = Lead, 1 space = Dev, 2 spaces = QA):

We need to refactor this module.
 I can take that on this sprint.
  Don't forget to update the tests!
 Good call, I'll pair with QA on it.

Tips

• Keep participant names short — "Alice", not "Alice the Senior Engineer"
• Blank lines between messages are ignored — use them freely for readability
• Tabs are not allowed — use spaces only (the editor's Tab key inserts a space)
• Recommended post length: 10–20 bubbles (~1–2 minute read)