- The author describes frustration with modern web development tooling when trying to integrate a simple JS markdown editor, as libraries like Tiptap require npm and module imports rather than simple script tags.
- They evaluate several markdown editors (SimpleMDE, EasyMDE, Trix, Prosemirror, Remirror, ByteMD, EditorJS, MDXEditor, CKEditor, Toast, Milkdown) and find most have deal-breakers like requiring a framework, complex customization, or missing features.
- The author ultimately settles on using Codemirror directly, as it is straightforward to customize for basic functionality like bold, italic, and image uploads without relying on wrappers.