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bschwartz757 / async.js
Last active November 15, 2023 03:23
Async/await function to fetch data from multiple URLs in parallel
/* Client side, works in Chrome 55 and Firefox 52 without transpilation */
//https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/typescript/2016/11/08/typescript-2-1-rc-better-inference-async-functions-and-more/
async function fetchURLs() {
try {
// Promise.all() lets us coalesce multiple promises into a single super-promise
var data = await Promise.all([
/* Alternatively store each in an array */
// var [x, y, z] = await Promise.all([
// parse results as json; fetch data response has several reader methods available:
//.arrayBuffer()
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paulirish / what-forces-layout.md
Last active June 3, 2024 04:49
What forces layout/reflow. The comprehensive list.

What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Generally, all APIs that synchronously provide layout metrics will trigger forced reflow / layout. Read on for additional cases and details.

Element APIs

Getting box metrics
  • elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent