Loading data using fetch

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Loading data using fetch

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Created on Aug 15, 2021

This example demonstrates how to load external CSV data asynchronously in the browser using the Fetch API. It fetches a raw CSV file of monthly death counts from a GitHub gist, then logs the returned text to the console. The code uses a custom `fetchText` function that awaits the response and extracts plain text via `response.text()`. The visualization is minimal, with no charts or rendering—it focuses solely on the data-loading step using vanilla JavaScript within an HTML page.

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A bare minimum HTML page demonstrating use of CSS and JavaScript.

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