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Pixels to Packages · February 8 · 14 min

Episode 2: It's boxes all the way down

In Episode 2, we pick up where the packets left off and zoom inside the browser to see how raw data turns into pixels. We break down HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, peek inside the JavaScript engine and its sandbox, and finally reveal the browser’s secret obsession with boxes. By the end, you will never look at a web page, or a buy button, the same way again.

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In Episode 2, we pick up where the packets left off and zoom inside the browser to see how raw data turns into pixels. We break down HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, peek inside the JavaScript engine and its sandbox, and finally reveal the browser’s secret obsession with boxes. By the end, you will never look at a web page, or a buy button, the same way again.