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Shrimple – A Simpler, Nicer Markdown

https://qount25.dev/Shrimple/
8•usrbinenv•3h ago

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SwellJoe•1h ago
Indent for code blocks is a non-starter. Can't paste easily, very annoying to type in a web form. Triple backticks is the right thing.
prodigalknight•53m ago
Add to that using -> to designate a link with a numbered URL for the actual href (numbered hrefs are already in Markdown), and also needing to indent list items... this is a solution in search of a problem.
aogaili•1h ago
Leave markdown alone. Focus on JS frameworks and harnesses please.
SwellJoe•53m ago
Ah,yes, the world cries out for more JavaScript frameworks.
annzabelle•1h ago
The text file looks great, but reading this just makes me think of the XKCD standards comic. Markdown has very few issues, and the remaining ones are so nitpicky that the downsides of having an additional standard are larger than the benefits.

On the other hand, I am always happy to see progress in the LaTeX alternatives world. That typesetting language has become comically overgrown and I think it's turing complete at this point.

ser0•1h ago
How does this compare to RST, which also claims to solve specific MD inconveniences?

In researching for this reply I see that it's joining a somewhat crowded field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_document_markup_...

barnabee•58m ago
My favourite attempt to improve markdown is djot[0] but I think markdown just has too much inertia and most of its issues aren’t really a problem in practice.

[0] https://djot.net/

ssuds•56m ago
This is where my mind went: https://xkcd.com/927/
llagerlof•33m ago
Well, I like the initiative, but dealing with code blocks looks like hell. You should not mess with the original indentation.

Also, the markup should at least support tables.

rendaw•3m ago
> a better, cleaner Markdown alternative

What makes it better or cleaner? It isn't explained anywhere on the page. It looks about the same as markdown to me.

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Shrimple – A Simpler, Nicer Markdown

https://qount25.dev/Shrimple/
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