# Rendering code blocks properly from .md files

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rendering-code-blocks-properly-from-md-files/19126>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [June 11, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rendering-code-blocks-properly-from-md-files/19126 "2019-06-11T01:14:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![mojoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@mojoa](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/mojoa)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rendering-code-blocks-properly-from-md-files/19126/15 "2019-06-12T20:52:29Z")

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> [@freethebit](#):
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> My opinion on this: its ugly, I don’t use shortcodes for a reason, mix stuff that is not content to content. If I need to use shortcode, I do not use.

> [@kaushalmodi](#):
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> I am in the same camp.

Could you elaborate a bit on this? Or provide a link to discussion on this topic?  
I am very curious about the reasoning for not using shortcodes. Thanks!

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