> Rendering markdown client-side seems like a fine way to implement a web page. Requiring readers to execute arbitrary code in order to read content seems like

> Rendering markdown client-side seems like a fine way to implement a web page. Requiring readers to execute arbitrary code in order to read content seems like a terrible way to implement a web page. Nor is it cheap: it requires every single reader to execute the same code, burning CPU over and over and over when it could be done once for all readers, by the server. > Yes, some people choose to browse with JS disabled, but anyone who browses that way should expect that many sites won't work and will need to be manually whitelisted. Yes, you can require execute privileges in order to publish content, but anyone who publishes that way should expect that many people won't read what he writes.