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Miscellaneous

Scraping HTML graphic elements: possibilities and limits

Question: “How do I set up a daily automatic scraping of www.pollen.com data into a Google sheet?” (link)

Answer: Originally I doubted if svg HTML elements are scrapable. After some trial and error experience I realized, that svg elements are indeed scrapable; one can get their xPath, children nodes. Yet, they are scrapable by importXML() when being static html.

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Development

Choosing a technology for a web-project

You have an idea for a web-project. You (or your team) have already thought over the concept and the strategy for to becoming successful in the field. Now it’s time to ask the main question – how should this awesome idea be brought to life? The great variety of solutions complicates the decision-making process: classic Java? Modern MEAN? Easy PHP & CMS?