Creating a regex-based Markdown parser in TypeScript

We will explore the limitations and benefits of using regular expressions to create a simple Markdown parser in TypeScript. Spoiler alert — not a good way to do it

Motivation

Markdown is a markup language that has gained immense popularity in recent years. Besides being used as a convenient way to create content that generates full-blown static websites (via engines such as Gatsby.js and MarkBind), I…