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Minimal JavaScript Clipboard Copying: From `execCommand()` to the Clipboard API

Copying text to the clipboard looks like a tiny feature until you need it to work reliably across browsers, old enterprise environments, local demos, and modern HTTPS applicatio...
Broaden Your Horizons: Web Development API Properties That Start With `current`

In web development, we often use familiar properties like target , src , style , or value . But scattered across browser APIs are several less obvious properties that start with...
Starting From `visibilitychange` Not Working in Safari

The visibilitychange event has been around for a long time. I first wrote about it back in 2012 in an article introducing the Page Visibility API. At the time, it felt like a cl...
Browsers Now Natively Support JSON Module Imports for Development

Original article by zhangxinxu. Source: https://www.zhangxinxu.com/wordpress/?p=12241. This adaptation preserves the original author, source, and links. For years, importing JSO...
Deep Dive Into JavaScript Randomness: `Math.random()` vs `crypto.getRandomValues()`

Random numbers show up everywhere in JavaScript: temporary IDs, animations, randomized UI effects, shuffling lists, lottery-style selection, tokens, UUIDs, encryption keys, and...

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