[tshadwell]

Perhaps I am looking at this wrong, but I don't see why you would use a Markdown parser written in PHP if you're looking for speed. Case in point the parsedown system is fast because it has heavy use of regular expressions, which parse faster and run faster than the host language-- it already relies on a language other than PHP to essentially emulate parts of a well-written lexer.

As debaserab2 says[1], if you are looking for speed, consider PHP extensions.

In my opinion, writing a system like this is a misappropriation of PHP, which evolved from and works best as a hybrid templating/scripting language. It becomes a powerful development platform when its extensive library of C functions is used to do most heavy lifting.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7784219

[NaNaN]

If someone has done it well without compiling C library, why don't you try it (on a shared server, maybe)?

[tshadwell]

I don't understand what you mean. Could you also explain the negativity around this comment? I didn't think it was a badly voiced opinion, and karma is not meant to be used to show how much you agree or disagree with someone.

[NaNaN]

I had no right to downvote your reply. (even now) ;) Please take it easy. I just want to say that using C library is not always preferred.

[tshadwell]

I agree, but I did not mean to make any sweeping statement in that regard, but in the case of a standardised markup like markdown, there are already suites of field-tested C libraries that provide much better speed than this library would; for markdown content, this provides a better experience for your users.

[NaNaN]

Agree, too. Well, plain text sucks. So I like to use smiley symbols now. ;-)

[tshadwell]

:¬)