Markdown vs AsciiDoc

The cluster centers on debates comparing Markdown to alternatives like AsciiDoc for documentation and writing, discussing their respective strengths, weaknesses, and suitability for various use cases such as plain text editing, complex documents, and version control.

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Sample Comments

goodpoint Feb 23, 2022 View on HN

Why markdown when there are much better formats like AsciiDoc?

maleldil Mar 2, 2022 View on HN

Why do you think it's superior to Markdown?

izietto Feb 2, 2022 View on HN

I don't, Markdown is good enough even as plain text to me

j0e1 Jan 7, 2019 View on HN

Mind explaining how this is superior to Markdown?

MortenK Jan 16, 2015 View on HN

Wouldn't such people use Word or Pages rather than markdown though?

wangii May 5, 2025 View on HN

could anyone give one sentence pitch why it's better than markdown files?

elliotec Aug 18, 2016 View on HN

What? Markdown is WAY better to write in than HTML, and there are a bajillion converters if worse came to worst

johnblood Aug 29, 2022 View on HN

I've been using Markdown for a while and know what you mean. I just came across this article last week: https://opensource.com/article/22/8/drop-markdown-asciidoc. Maybe it could help you.

kennystone Oct 2, 2011 View on HN

Markdown is wonderful for simple documents often read in plain text.

baby Feb 25, 2021 View on HN

but why use markdown then? instead of google doc or something?