you don't need this abomination anymore

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JavaScript DOM tip. you don't need this abomination anymore x.parentNode.removeChild(x); just x.remove();

Posted by Xah Lee (8.6k followers) 1 h ago · 1 likes · 51 views · view the original post on X. Kept by the Dev Radar as Web frameworks.

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