https://blog.marcinkowski.ca/tags/javascript/ Recent content in Javascript on blog.marcinkowski.ca Hugo en-ca Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.marcinkowski.ca/posts/2025/12/putting-html-on-the-internet/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.marcinkowski.ca/posts/2025/12/putting-html-on-the-internet/ <h1 id="in-the-early-days-it-was-easy-to-put-html-on-the-internet-if-you-had-a-server">In the early days, it was easy to put HTML on the internet, if you had a server</h1> <p>Back when the internet was young, it was hard to get a webserver. In the early 2000s (probably 2000-2006) a friend of mine was a member of a great IRC channel #distributedlounge on an IRC network I don&rsquo;t recall (EFNet?), and so I got invited and had my first online chat room experience since the mid-90s chat rooms (which I also can&rsquo;t recall the name of 30 years later?!).</p> https://blog.marcinkowski.ca/posts/2025/08/11/pdfs-and-node-in-2025/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.marcinkowski.ca/posts/2025/08/11/pdfs-and-node-in-2025/ <h1 id="pdfs-and-node-in-2025-a-comprehensive-guide-to-rendering-and-parsing">PDFs and Node in 2025: A Comprehensive Guide to Rendering and Parsing</h1> <p>As we move through 2025, the Node.js ecosystem continues to evolve with powerful tools for working with PDFs. Whether you need to generate new PDF documents, parse existing ones, or manipulate their content, there are several mature libraries available. In this post, I&rsquo;ll explore three prominent PDF libraries and provide a comprehensive comparison of their capabilities.</p> <h2 id="the-current-landscape">The Current Landscape</h2> <p>PDF processing in Node.js has matured significantly over the past few years. We now have libraries that can handle everything from simple text extraction to complex document manipulation, all while maintaining good performance and developer experience.</p>