You do not need to use _all_ the features provided by Asciidoc. Here's what I think is a better link[0] than the one you provided. It's the Asciidoc getting st

You do not need to use _all_ the features provided by Asciidoc. Here's what I think is a better link[0] than the one you provided. It's the Asciidoc getting started documentation. It's not complicated at all, it looks extremely similar to markdown. If you want to compare MD and Asciidoc side by side, go here[1]. Which one looks more complicated? Now, regarding the table syntax, yes, I agree, it is complicated and that's because tables are complicated. In markdown you don't even have tables, so it's not really fair to say "look at the table syntax in asciidoc WTF, what a mess!". [0] https://asciidoctor.org/docs/asciidoc-syntax-quick-reference/ https://asciidoctor.org/docs/asciidoc-syntax-quick-reference... [1] https://asciidoctor.org/docs/asciidoc-vs-markdown/#comparison-by-example https://asciidoctor.org/docs/asciidoc-vs-markdown/#compariso...