The latest articles on DEV Community by hdrend (@hdrend). https://dev.to/hdrend https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4060802%2F6bfa2c80-4999-45cb-8120-a5044cf7c776.png https://dev.to/hdrend en hdrend Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:06:03 +0000 https://dev.to/hdrend/wdme-1klh https://dev.to/hdrend/wdme-1klh <p>I just published the first public version of WDME (WebDev Made Easy).<br> I started this project as a simple open-source website editor, but during development I realized that I was more interested in the underlying architecture than the editor itself.<br> So WDME evolved into a modular TypeScript core for building node-based web editors.<br> The main idea is "Everything is a node":</p> <ul> <li>tree-based object model</li> <li>attributes and events</li> <li>serialization/deserialization</li> <li>plugin system It is still experimental, but I would like to hear feedback about the architecture and TypeScript design. <a href="https://github.com/hdrend/wdme-core/tree/main" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a> </li> </ul> architecture opensource showdev typescript