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
Baldur's Gate 3 Character Choice
Explaining the confusing way in which BG3 plays
Three Fun Facts on Australian Federal Elections
Want esoteric election content? Look no further! 🗳️
Node.js can run TypeScript
Rejoyce through a combination of command-line flags
Inert in HTML
How to make your elements and subtrees inert—unclickable and unfocusable—in HTML.
Recent Posts
Why Will Wikipedia Wither?
In the age of AI, what is the role of summarizers
Major Node Changes
(Updated for v24) Summary of major features in Node releases.
All Browsers Get This Wrong
DevTools in all the evergreens don't understand Shadow DOM
Collaboration, Now!
The web is stagnating; let's move the needle for collaboration
Post-Request/Response Apps
We've collectively forgotten how to write ✨ servers ✨.
Kuto, a reverse JS bundler
Cut your JavaScript down to size…I guess? ✂️
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