Why the heck are we still using Markdown??
Summary
An opinionated critique of Markdown (CommonMark) arguing it is under-specified and hard to parse, with inline HTML increasing the attack surface and producing XSS vulnerabilities; the author advocates for a purpose-built, well-defined markup language with a build system and pre/post compilation hooks to improve security, readability, and tooling, while considering alternatives like mdx and reStructuredText.