# Roadmap for CommonMark

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/roadmap-for-commonmark/1081>\
**Category:** Spec\
**Created:** [March 2, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/roadmap-for-commonmark/1081 "2015-03-02T20:20:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/codinghorror/32/2_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/roadmap-for-commonmark/1081/14 "2017-03-17T00:21:51Z")

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> [@Issues we SHOULD resolve before 1.0 release](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issues-we-should-resolve-before-1-0-release/2136):
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> This is a companion topic for [the CommonMark 1.0 release](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issues-to-resolve-before-1-0-release-8-12-remaining/1287). These are issues that SHOULD be resolved before the 1.0 release, if possible, but are not required to release CommonMark 1.0. Turn empty link definitions into anchors? (SHOULD) Example: [link text]: The link text cannot contain links, though it may contain images. Etc. ... later ... See the discussion of [link text], above. [Issue](https://github.com/jgm/CommonMark/issues/172) and [discussion](http://talk.commonmark.org/t/turning-empty-link-definitions-into-anchors/893). Email addresses regex (SHOULD) There are some [tests](https://github.com/michelf/mdtest/blob/master/PHP%20Markdown.mdtest/Email%20auto%20links.text) that our current parsers fail. …

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> [@Issues we MUST resolve before 1.0 release \[6 remaining\]](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issues-we-must-resolve-before-1-0-release-8-remaining/1287):
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> Here are some issues in the spec that must be resolved before a 1.0 release. To keep us focused, the optional [should resolve issues are in this topic](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issues-that-should-be-resolved-before-1-0-release/2136) and [successfully resolved issues are in this topic](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/issues-resolved-for-the-1-0-release/2137). To keep things organized, please comment in the linked discussions or issues, not here. If there’s no linked discussion, start a new one on this forum. I will edit this as things are resolved or new issues come up. Code blocks and spans Backtick fences and inline code collision There’s an am…

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