Markdown's syntax has boring issues to fix and now agreement, its main utility, is in danger. RSS all over again: blog.codinghorror.com/standa…
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This whole Markdown discussion was 1.5 years ago.
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yeah, still nuts
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No disagreement there. And I also see the parallel between @gruber’s and @davewiner’s takes on Markdown and RSS, respectively
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standards are hard!
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… because the variants can (and are) tweaked to suit specific use cases and audiences.
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Valid point, allowing for experimentation and variation is a great goal. But interop is a nice goal, too.
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Or better put, the problems from fragmentation are outweighed by the benefits of flexible dialects, in real world use.
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it's a great Creole language, but be very useful to have a standard for the core as we use it for government
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We do, but every instance I’ve seen is explicitly either Github Flavored or Kramdown, not @gruber‘s original. +@stilkov
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Replying to @SteveMarshall @psd
The main problem is that the people who wanted to standardize didn’t managed to convince @gruber it’s a good idea.

Jun 2, 2016 · 7:55 AM UTC