
How to take website screenshots in Ruby
Let's examine what Ruby proposes for us to render HTML or URL as a screenshot dynamically.
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- Dmytro Krasun
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Let's examine what Ruby proposes for us to render HTML or URL as a screenshot dynamically.
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