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But then no one bothers implementing your document format because their existing HTML already works and it's not worth investing more time into such a small use

But then no one bothers implementing your document format because their existing HTML already works and it's not worth investing more time into such a small userbase, and then you're maintaining even more code

nicoburns 2y ago
That's not necessarily true. Markdown is a good example of compile-to-html format that has gained huge popularity.
- philistine 2y ago
  As a transitive format. There are no places full of Markdown documents to read and share, where Markdown is the final display format. It's all translated to HTML.
  - flir 2y ago
    If you did write a "markdown over http" spec and implemented a browser for it, it would be about 15 seconds before someone reimplemeted it as a JS library. In fact, if I was trying to build "markdown over http" I'd start with the JS library. Skip the native browser application entirely.
  - 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
    One problem with markdown is it's technically a superset not a subset of HTML. You can put a canvas and video that's in it. It's not a great standalone format
    - meiraleal 2y ago
      MDX !== markdown