alt.hn

7/25/2026 at 8:18:54 PM

Show HN: Writemark, a dependency free web component for inline Markdown editing

by _boffin_

7/25/2026 at 11:52:41 PM

Inline editing is underrated. Being able to see mistakes instantly cuts down a lot of the trial‑and‑error debugging in Markdown-heavy projects.

by yabdulaah52

7/26/2026 at 3:02:14 AM

What does debugging Markdown even mean?

What is a Markdown-heavy project?

Is this a generated comment?

by tadfisher

7/26/2026 at 3:27:13 AM

For math.stackexchange.com which uses MathJax, I use MacDown, a markdown editor with parallel windows, one showing the MathJax and the other (in real time) the rendered math. I find it essential.

I enter my math directly into the editor without writing anything on paper. Works for me. The ability to copy and paste is invaluable.

by mjcohen

7/26/2026 at 12:01:29 AM

It'd be nice if there was a live demo without needing to clone the repo. Though I suppose I could just try it out with a bookmarklet:

    javascript:import('https://esm.sh/writemark-editor').then(() => document.body.append(document.createElement('writemark-editor')))

by sheept

7/26/2026 at 3:07:40 PM

When will we forget about markdown.... I feel like we are going backwards.

by lofaszvanitt

7/26/2026 at 3:16:47 PM

How so?

by _boffin_

7/26/2026 at 3:35:07 PM

rich text editors > markdown

by lofaszvanitt

7/26/2026 at 6:08:21 PM

RTF format is pretty powerful. I wonder what has held it back.

by euroderf

7/25/2026 at 9:46:08 PM

How can it be defined dependency free if it depends on Node.js?

by teo_zero

7/25/2026 at 9:54:39 PM

Dependency-free means zero runtime dependencies, not no dev tools. Could have explained that better.

by _boffin_

7/25/2026 at 10:06:18 PM

Do you mean I don't need Node.js on the machine where I run it?

by teo_zero

7/25/2026 at 10:08:33 PM

It's a web component so you run it in the browser without dependencies after it's already been built with Node.

by jjice

7/25/2026 at 10:22:08 PM

Doesn’t need to be built by node. It’s standalone.

by _boffin_

7/26/2026 at 2:26:48 AM

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by songhonglei1985

7/25/2026 at 11:28:35 PM

it needs an operating system to run omg not dependency free

by chronicler

7/26/2026 at 6:42:13 AM

LOL, and an internet connection, too!

But, seriously, of course "web" requires internet and a computer and an operating system. But since when "web" also means Node.js?

If a web component is advertized as dependency free, I expect something that I can include in a <script> tag and it works. Am I wrong?

by teo_zero

7/26/2026 at 9:08:32 AM

i mean fwiw can prolly include direct script tag using something like https://esm.sh

by bpev

7/26/2026 at 12:08:33 AM

Does this operating system also depend on an underlying computer?

by jpease

7/26/2026 at 12:18:33 AM

You're free to just step through the assembly manually. You might need some paper and a pen.

by xyzzy_plugh

7/26/2026 at 3:53:31 AM

It ain't dependency free, if you need pen and paper.

by stevesajeev

7/26/2026 at 3:50:59 AM

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by mcflysj

7/26/2026 at 1:42:56 PM

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