Pass. Markdown is pragmatic, works well and is most importantly, easy to learn and maintain. Asciidoc is well-intentioned but is way too complex. Variables, ex

Pass. Markdown is pragmatic, works well and is most importantly, easy to learn and maintain. Asciidoc is well-intentioned but is way too complex. Variables, extensible formatting language, and conditionals really don't fit for 99% plus use cases where you'd use Markdown... and if they do, they are as a part of a web templating engine that is being fed markdown.