Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP

Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by ethomson on Thursday May 22, 2014 @12:48PM (#7784765)

I don't need another Markdown Parser. I need another Markdown.

Markdown has outgrown its original spec, yet Gruber both clings on to it and is unwilling to update it. Meanwhile, different websites and different parsers proliferate, each adding new extensions with varying degrees of usefulness and compatibility, all under the name "Markdown" or some variation.

I wish GitHub would drop the name "GitHub flavored Markdown", give it a clever new name, a cleverly branded website and use their bully pulpit to cast off Gruber's shackles and effect change.

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Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by untog on Thursday May 22, 2014 @01:15PM (#7784921)

I wish GitHub would drop the name "GitHub flavored Markdown", give it a clever new name

GitDown, GitDown

everybody GitDown now

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Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by NaNaN on Thursday May 22, 2014 @04:24PM (#7786260)

Agreed. Most new Markdown parsers for higher speed have different edge cases, including the famous marked.

If you don't mind the frustrating syntax tree, you can try Strictdown (not Markdown), and get some insights to make a better one. (I'm now lazy to update it.) https://github.com/jakwings/strictdown

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Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by rhythmvs on Thursday May 22, 2014 @06:26PM (#7786932)

Strictdown looks thorough: well-done! Added to the inventory of Markdown parsers and resources.¹

SkrivML² is another thoughtful take on lightweight markup, next generation.

¹ https://github.com/rhythmus/markdown-resources/ ² http://markup.skriv.org/

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Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by NaNaN on Thursday May 22, 2014 @09:02PM (#7787509)

Thank you! Wonderful collections!

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Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by k__ on Thursday May 22, 2014 @01:07PM (#7784884)

I would like a complete template language based on Markdown.

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Re:Show HN: Fast and Extensible Parser for Markdown in PHP by phpnode on Thursday May 22, 2014 @02:34PM (#7785462)

AsciiDoc is similar to markdown and offers a much more extensive syntax, but it's no where near as common in the wild.

http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/

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