I agree with your point 3. This is more like a DSL for Gantt charts, a bit like what PlantUML is for s/w diagrams. It's very useful for that, don't get me wron

I agree with your point 3. This is more like a DSL for Gantt charts, a bit like what PlantUML is for s/w diagrams. It's very useful for that, don't get me wrong. But associating it with Markdown is a stretch.