alt Hacker NewsIt makes quite a few right calls, but still tries to not be a strict subset of Markdown, requiring e.g. a different editing mode.
It makes quite a few right calls, but still tries to not be a strict subset of Markdown, requiring e.g. a different editing mode.
Being a strict subset of Markdown would make it itpossible to achieve simplicity. From the rationale:
> Rules for emphasis should be simpler. The fact that doubled characters are used for strong emphasis in commonmark leads to many potential ambiguities, which are resolved by a daunting list of 17 rules. It is hard to form a good mental model of these rules. Most of the time they interpret things the way a human would most naturally interpret them---but not always.