💡Building an extendable markdown system allows for easy support of new components and features.
🌊Ocean-like databases group pages and provide different views, such as the timeline view and calendar view.
🚧Focus on designing a custom editor that supports live element transformation.
🔌Design an extendable components library to easily add new components and support custom markdown syntax.
⚡Optimize performance and network communication to ensure efficient rendering and editing of content.
What is notion?
—Notion is a web application that allows users to create custom workspaces and use an advanced markdown system to structure their content.
How can I extend the markdown syntax?
—You can extend the markdown syntax by designing a custom editor that supports live element transformation and an extendable components library to add new components.
What are ocean-like databases?
—Ocean-like databases in notion are a way to group pages and represent them in different views, such as timeline view and calendar view.
How do I optimize performance in my markdown system?
—To optimize performance, focus on efficient rendering and editing of content, as well as optimizing network communication for smooth syncing and collaboration.
Can I use the system across different devices?
—Yes, the system should be cross-platform and support multiple viewport sizes for a seamless user experience.
00:00Introduction to building an extendable markdown system and ocean-like databases.
01:07Overview of Notion, a web application for creating custom workspaces using an advanced markdown system.
02:38The importance of designing a custom editor that supports live element transformation.
04:55Explanation of ocean-like databases in Notion, which group pages and provide different views for organizing content.
08:27The role of a lexer and parser in processing the markdown content and connecting components.
10:45Splitting the content into static and editable areas, using the mutation observer API to track changes in the editable area.
12:34Overview of the application router and rendering the page's content using the lexer, parser, and render functions.
13:02Explanation of how mutation observers track changes in the content editable area.
