The origins of AsciiDoc is informative. AsciiDoc is a lightweight successor to the XML DocBook format used originally to write O'Reilly computer books/manuals. Both DocBook and ePub XML add semantic elements required to describe book structure.
The Lightweight Markup Languages arose to avoid the tagsoup that is not author/writer friendly. There is a place for readable/writable content that is free of GUI editor requirements. I was once told that there is a right tool for every job.
The origins of AsciiDoc is informative. AsciiDoc is a lightweight successor to the XML DocBook format used originally to write O'Reilly computer books/manuals. Both DocBook and ePub XML add semantic elements required to describe book structure.
The Lightweight Markup Languages arose to avoid the tagsoup that is not author/writer friendly. There is a place for readable/writable content that is free of GUI editor requirements. I was once told that there is a right tool for every job.