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Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

It started as a pull request to merge a custom WYSIWYG editor. But when asked to add a floating toolbar to a text area, Rizel realized things aren’t always as they seem. Surprisingly, text areas aren’t like other DOM elements. She went down a rabbit hole so you don’t have to, learning about browser APIs like the Popover API, the Selection API, and creative hacks like the mirrored div approach.

Join Rizel for live, interactive demos to learn about these techniques and discover why some of the most common web interactions are more complex than they appear.

Rizel Scarlett is a Staff Developer Advocate at Block. With a diverse background spanning GitHub, startups, and non-profit organizations, Rizel has cultivated a passion for utilizing emerging technologies to champion equity within the tech industry. She moonlights as an Advisor at G{Code} House, an organization aimed at teaching women of color and non-binary people of color to code. Rizel believes in leveraging vulnerability, honesty, and kindness as means to educate early-career developers.

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