Bug: Code block after list

[Lou Quillio]

Waylan Limberg wrote:

> IIRC, there was a recent discussion about having two blank lines force

> the end of a block.



> Certainly a simpler solution than others proposed here. Or is there

> something obvious that I'm missing?


Is it safe?  While it wouldn't break any of my source, it could
introduce a sloppiness penalty, though I'm not sure for whom.
Mainstream CMS implementations come to mind.  Also, the apps that
transform _to_ Markdown would need to check themselves.

If safe, I think two linefeeds forcing a block close is good.  New
users often expect that behavior, anyway.  We probably all expected
it on first go.

Nevertheless, this is not *necessarily* the same issue as addressing
the code-block syntax weakness with a sturdier option.

Code blocks are an important and common element that rate an
optional, unindented, unambiguous syntax, because misrendering can
cause real-world damage.  There's a strong plain text convention --
and it ain't four-space indents.

Hey, I like the tab or indent thing.  It's clever.  But it's also
wobbly, and makes guys I work with nervous.  Best answer I've got
is, "Yeah, but isn't the indent thing cute?"

Cute don't play.  Nobody understands this design choice.  Too clever
by half, IMO.

LQ