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Facebook open sources rich text editor framework Draft.js

Facebook open sources rich text editor framework Draft.js

2/26/2016 · Isaac Hellendag

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This post introduces Draft.js, a React-based rich text editor framework open-sourced by Meta. It details the challenges faced with traditional rich text editing (e.g., using <textarea> and <div> tags) and how Draft.js, built with React and leveraging a controlled ContentEditable component with immutable data structures, provides a more robust and customizable solution. The post highlights the framework's use in various Facebook products and its successful adoption by the open-source community, showcasing Meta's commitment to sharing developer tools.

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