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		frizlab on Oct 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Is Markdown Popular? Asciidoc is much better IMHO

matijsvzuijlen on Oct 28, 2022 [–]

Asciidoc starts out great but has a lot of surprising gotchas and complexities.

pessimizer on Oct 28, 2022 | [–]

I dislike Markdown, but I can't help finding Asciidoc annoying. There's got to be an "Asciidoc: The Good Parts" waiting to be written.

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