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You can now unlearn CSS selectors
Landing page is a Cloudflare checkpoint — can't even see what this does.
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A smarter CSS selector generator
by bigrocketapps·May 29, 2026·3 points·0 comments
AI Analysis
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Yet another CSS selector generator when browser DevTools does this free.
Strengths
- •npm package format makes it easy to integrate into testing workflows
- •Package exists and is installable despite Cloudflare verification blocking the page
Weaknesses
- •Browser DevTools already generates selectors for free with no installation
- •Cloudflare security page blocking Show HN visitors is a bad first impression
Category
Target Audience
Frontend developers and QA engineers
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Chrome DevTools · SelectorGadget · Playwright Codegen
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