Eli Fitch is a front end developer with a passion for creating unique and engaging experiences for users. He proudly lives and works in his hometown of Washington, D.C.
Note: updated on 10/1/2014 to account for changes on unsplash, introducing a new layer of complexity.
Writing your first basic scraper feels incredibly empowering, and it’s a fantastic way to get acquainted with Node. I love that Node has allowed front end devs familiar with javascript to start doing fancy magic with a substantially lower learning curve, and simple web scraping is a great way to get started.