"What Are the Best Use Cases for a Headless Browser in Web Development?"
Hey folks!
I’ve been tinkering with headless browsers lately, and man, they’re pretty versatile. But I’m curious—what do y’all think are the *best* use cases for them in web dev?
Like, obviously automated testing is a big one (no UI = faster runs). But what else?
- Web scraping without getting blocked?
- Pre-rendering SPAs for SEO?
- Maybe even generating PDFs or screenshots?
Kinda feels like headless browsers are low-key underrated. Or am I missing something?
Also, anyone here using Puppeteer or Playwright for this stuff? Would love to hear real-world examples!
Cheers!
Hey folks!
I’ve been tinkering with headless browsers lately, and man, they’re pretty versatile. But I’m curious—what do y’all think are the *best* use cases for them in web dev?
Like, obviously automated testing is a big one (no UI = faster runs). But what else?
- Web scraping without getting blocked?
- Pre-rendering SPAs for SEO?
- Maybe even generating PDFs or screenshots?
Kinda feels like headless browsers are low-key underrated. Or am I missing something?
Also, anyone here using Puppeteer or Playwright for this stuff? Would love to hear real-world examples!
Cheers!