Ire Aderinokun • 11/26/2018

What, exactly, is the DOM?

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This article provides a detailed explanation of the Document Object Model (DOM) in web development. It describes the DOM as an API for web pages, explains how it is created during the browser's rendering process, and clarifies common misconceptions by highlighting how the DOM differs from the source HTML document, especially when handling invalid code.

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