List of helpful shortcuts for faster coding
If you have any other helpful shortcuts, feel free to add in the comments of this gist :)
fahmi fahmilatib
paulirish
/ what-forces-layout.md
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November 24, 2025 13:41
What forces layout/reflow. The comprehensive list.
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.
elem.offsetLeft,elem.offsetTop,elem.offsetWidth,elem.offsetHeight,elem.offsetParent
JeffreyWay
/ laravel.js
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October 9, 2024 03:43
Want to send a DELETE request when outside of a form? This will handle the form-creation bits for you dynamically, similar to the Rails implementation. (Requires jQuery, but doesn't have to.) To use, import script, and create a link with the `data-method="DELETE"` attribute.
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| /* | |
| <a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request | |
| - Or, request confirmation in the process - | |
| <a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?"> | |
| */ | |
| (function() { |