Observing rendered DOM nodes
Observe DOM appearance, size and and rendering position on a page.
About Sam
Hello there. I'm Sam, and this is where I write about the web. Depending on the day, I'm also a technical founder, consultant or an angel investor. You can also see some open-source packages I've built.
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Popular Posts
AWS Amplify Is A Grift
Something something Amplify is bad
Three Fun Facts on Australian Federal Elections
Want esoteric election content? Look no further! 🗳️
Baldur's Gate 3 Character Choice
Explaining the confusing way in which BG3 plays
Inert in HTML
How to make your elements and subtrees inert—unclickable and unfocusable—in HTML.
Kuto, a reverse JS bundler
Cut your JavaScript down to size…I guess? ✂️
Recent Posts
All Browsers Get This Wrong
DevTools in all the evergreens don't understand Shadow DOM
Post-Request/Response Apps
We've collectively forgotten how to write ✨ servers ✨.
Node.js can run TypeScript
Rejoyce through a combination of command-line flags
CJS Equivalency
Some musings on CJS vs ESM and how to support old code
December Tech Vibe Check
What's been up in Sam's tech life at the end of 2023
Opinions On Sydney Rail Transport
I'm funemployed now so have too much time to think about these things
AbortController for expiry
The AbortController can be flipped on its head for memoized/cached values. Learn how.
Practical Python Modules
Python modules suck—here's some guidance if you've used Node.