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> You basically need to either extend MarkDown, or invent a new intermediate language for these. You mean like some sort of HyperText Markup Language?
by klez 5y ago
> You basically need to either extend MarkDown, or invent a new intermediate language for these.
You mean like some sort of HyperText Markup Language?
- DoctorOW 5y agoThis thread is about replacing WordPress with a static site generator, so far we've added a dynamic application with a GUI for site editing, WYSIWYG HTML for site content and layout adjustment. My guess is the next addition will be a form or comment input that requires making the front-end dynamic as well with solid caching as a stopgap. At some point further down the line someone will realize why each "complicated" piece is in WordPress.
- zinekeller 5y agoYes, your comment is spot-on. Most programmers will view WordPress with scorn because they see it as a bloated mess, comparable to seeing Word as a bloated mess compared to TeX, Markdown et al. But most of them don't believe - or worse actively deny - that Word's "bloatedness" is simply a consequence that some might use it as a simple document writer, some as a templated document (for use in receipt printing for example), and some will use it for things that I haven't even heard of. Actually, dmje, the grand-grandparent of the comment, has said it succinctly: HN seems often incapable of thinking about how audiences and use cases differ.