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Text Highlight2026-07-28 16:10:34
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"The toString() method on the URL object returns the serialized URL."
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Ah yes, the classic 'just call toString' — why does every JS API have three ways to do the same thing?
Text Highlight2026-07-28 13:07:34
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"Gets and sets the host name portion of the URL."
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I always mix up host and hostname, this clears it up a bit.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 12:58:34
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"Gets and sets the host name portion of the URL."
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Wait, so setting hostname won't mess with the port? That's actually nice to know.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 10:04:34
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"The node:url module provides utilities for URL resolution and parsing."
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had to debug a URL parse issue last week, this would've saved me
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:55:34
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"The node:url module provides utilities for URL resolution and parsing."
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still prefer the WHATWG API but good to have options
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:46:34
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"The node:url module provides utilities for URL resolution and parsing."
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finally a built-in for this, no more messing with regex
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