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Discussion on: Time to build a markdown parser and processor (MDL Log #1)

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Marek Zaluski

I have a bunch of unfinished projects along the same lines. I kept getting frustrated with my tools and I wanted to build something better.

Every time I went down a rabbit hole and eventually woke up to realize I was just yak-shaving.

These days I've settled to just using MDX for my Markdown, even though it's not perfect. I decided to stick to it as a good-enough solution, and that was a good move: I feel like I can finally relax and focus on my content.

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edA‑qa mort‑ora‑y

I have a fairly clear set of requirements, so I won't be chasing a ghost at least. I've been disappointed with the other tools. Primarily I need to be able to customize the syntax, adding extensions. I need advanced output capability -- I don't want things looking like basic markdown generated documents.

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Marek Zaluski

Cool, looking forward to following your progress.

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Jean-Guillaume Buret

Looks cool.
List somewhere what features and stuff you want eventually?

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edA‑qa mort‑ora‑y

I'll get back with user stories. I'm going to do it the proper way, as an example.