Posting because it would be helpful and I think quite a few people would agree.
Almost all markdown compilers render language specific syntax highlighting, e.g.:
```ruby
# this is a ruby comment
def ruby_method
# some code
end
```
or
```js
let jsVar = "I'm a string!"
console.log(jsVar)
```
See https://dillinger.io/ to play around and have fun.
As developers, we have IDE's and yes technically can work without this in our note-taking app as well; but it's just convenient to have; especially when you're drafting up a post to add to a Github issue or PR (which fully supports this and all other markdown features, btw).
I can live without it; but there are many things I use evernote for (studying/learning, reminders, drafting issues, drafting communication, drafting blog posts, etc) that would make things more convenient.
I don't claim to know the full story of Evernote, but the "shortcuts" (which happen to match markdown commands) seem to suggest it plays a part in the app as a whole.
The change for this request would probably only require a change to the "markdown compiler" that's already being used (or an additional one being added). Unless the compiler was built in-house, then I suppose I could see the reluctance, especially if the person/people who originally built it aren't on the team anymore.
Either way, I get the sense that Evernote isn't really marketed for devs (if it ever was); and it wouldn't be difficult to build my own version and host all my files on a free AWS S3 bucket or google drive. Then I wouldn't have a limit anymore on the number of devices I could access/write with.
My point is: it's easy enough to make an independent version that fully supports all markdown features. I just happened to make an evernote account years ago before I was a dev and it's just out of mere convenience that I keep using it.