Wordgard Release 0.1
Marijn Haverbeke announces the initial 0.1 release of Wordgard, a word-processing application built on the ProseMirror editor framework. The post outlines the project's goals and current features, positioning it as a modern take on document editing.
Background
- **Marijn Haverbeke** is a well-known programmer and author (creator of CodeMirror, ProseMirror, and the book *Eloquent JavaScript*). He builds high-quality text-editing infrastructure used by many large web apps.
- This post announces **Wordgard**, a new open-source project (v0.1) that aims to provide a **modern word processor** built on the web, using ProseMirror (Haverbeke's own rich-text editing framework). It's positioned as a possible alternative to Google Docs or Microsoft Word for developers and power users who want a more hackable, local-first, document-centric tool.
- The core idea: a word processor that treats documents as **structured, versioned content** (not just formatting on display), with clean data models, extensibility, and good programming interfaces — reflecting Haverbeke's long-standing interest in improving how we edit and manage text on the web.