Domenic Denicola • 2/5/2026

The Wrong Work, Done Beautifully

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The author, a long-time maintainer of the jsdom project, discusses the evolution of the Node.js web browser implementation. They reflect on the shift from passionate hobby work to passive maintenance, the daunting task of keeping up with the web platform, and a growing belief that jsdom's niche may be obsolete compared to tools like Puppeteer or Cheerio.

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