Inline rendering with document​.currentScript

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• Simon Willison highlights a “neat trick” by Lean Rada for inline rendering in HTML using document.currentScript.
• The technique involves a tiny inline <script> element that replaces itself with dynamic content (e.g., the current year) when the page loads.
• A shortcut function, $= (...n) => document.currentScript.replaceWith(...n), can be defined to create a “tiny template language” for more concise inline rendering directly within HTML.