word. I'd rather add some bit of "templating" in my markdown and then do the embed via JS or something else (jenkins / .kit / Flask). I don't think the purpose of MD should be to generate a full website. my opinion, of course.
On 17 Sep 2014, at 00:37, bowerbird via Markdown-Discuss <markdown-discuss@six.pairlist.net> wrote: > so i'm finishing up my latest example > of a working light-markup system, and > it's running under 45k at the moment. > > i thought i'd include "embedding" in it; > you know, the typical stuff from youtube, > and twitter, vimeo, vine, instagram, etc. > > my word. > > embedding from these big companies > involves some extremely bloated code, > ranging anywhere from 150k up to 950k > for every single one of 'em. i kid you not. > > excuse me? > > after i've worked so hard to cut my code > to the bone to make it as small as i can? > > i even did the grunt work of converting to > vanilla javascript, so i could drop jquery. > > and guess what? > > an instagram embed downloads jquery! > it's version 1.7.2, so it "only" weighs 95k, > but by itself it's twice the size of my code. > > (an instagram embed is 750k, which does > _not_ include the featured media itself.) > > worst is the fact that some of this bloat > is for tracking users, and my preference > is to not even include such invasive code > for my own useful purposes, let alone the > probably-evil aims of these corporations. > > and, on top of all that, their complex code > sometimes screws up the understanding > and execution of my _simple_ code. argh! > > so if i do end up offering such embedding, > it'll be with a big dose of warning to users. > > -bowerbird > > _______________________________________________ > Markdown-Discuss mailing list > Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net > https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list Markdown-Discuss@six.pairlist.net https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss