Markdown RFC?

[John Gruber]

On Feb 18, 2008, at 7:11 PM, Waylan Limberg wrote:


>> Yes, it's called Markdown.pl <g>.

>

> I have to respectfully disagree. Mr. Gruber himself has said a few

> times on this list that just because markdown.pl does something

> doesn't mean it's right. In fact, my recollection is that he indicated

> the syntax rules are the final authority and that markdown.pl fails in

> some instances.


The syntax documentation at http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax 
  should be considered the closest thing to a reference, but it's  
certainly not a formal specification. I could give a rip about formal  
specifications, truth be told.

-J.G.