in a title, code does not prevent the user entering the post unknowingly – it merely provides visual accentuation. GitHub permits it in post titles.
Example
is a demonstration of why this is problematic. As the linkifier shows (because the linkifier actually uses the correct title, you have to click to view the real one) the actual title Markdown is:
`snapd` `--edge` is 2.59.4, but `--beta` is 2.59.5
If the codeblocks were parsed, it would fix this problem. However, usually, the problem is solely decorative. This is merely the most important example.
Personally, my need for the code style is far greater than for bold and italic, because in some development forums it is always needed to avoid strings like variable names from being confused with regular text.
@Noble_Fish, in the meantime, encapsulating them with " is acceptable English — it’s what was utilised before markup languages existed. I don’t imagine that much code is ever utilised outside of where <dfn> would be, so it should be applicable.