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763: Web Scraping + Reverse Engineering APIs
Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats
Cutting Out the Middleman for Faster Data Scraping
Scraping data directly from a website is faster than waiting for the page to load. By making a direct request for data, such as using the network tab in dev tools or a proxy application for native apps, the process becomes more efficient. The fetch method in Node.js retrieves the HTML package from a website, allowing tools like linked DOM to recreate the DOM server-side. This approach eliminates the need for middleman tools like cheerio or JS DOM, making data scraping simpler and more effective.
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