From 4ee225b9ddc330459b53a562918040b87092259c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Garnock-Jones <tonygarnockjones@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 14:30:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Attempt to coax highlighting out of gfm

---
 README.md | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75c062a..db78d4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,23 +44,25 @@ are needed at run-time:
 Finally, create the main program file. Create a directory `src`, and
 then a file `src/index.js`:
 
-    const { TimeLaterThan } = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-timer");
+```javascript
+const { TimeLaterThan } = activate require("@syndicate-lang/driver-timer");
 
-    spawn named 'ticker' {
-      field this.counter = 0;
-      field this.deadline = +(new Date());
+spawn named 'ticker' {
+  field this.counter = 0;
+  field this.deadline = +(new Date());
 
-      on start { console.log('ticker starting'); }
-      on stop  { console.log('ticker stopping'); }
+  on start { console.log('ticker starting'); }
+  on stop  { console.log('ticker stopping'); }
 
-      on asserted TimeLaterThan(this.deadline) {
-        this.counter++;
-        console.log('tick', new Date(), this.counter);
-        this.deadline += 1000;
-      }
+  on asserted TimeLaterThan(this.deadline) {
+    this.counter++;
+    console.log('tick', new Date(), this.counter);
+    this.deadline += 1000;
+  }
 
-      stop on (this.counter == 5);
-    }
+  stop on (this.counter == 5);
+}
+```
 
 Now, compile the project: