Advanced Node.js Development

Autoscrolling

If we're going to build a frontend we might as well do it right. In this section, we're going to add an autoscrolling feature. So if a new message comes in, it is visible inside of the messages panel. Now right away this is not a problem. I type an a, I hit enter, and it shows up. However, as we get further down the list, you'll see the messages start to disappear down the bottom of the bar:

Now I can indeed scroll down to see the most recent messages, but it would be nice if I'm automatically scrolled to the most recent message. So if a new message comes in like 123, I'm automatically brought to the bottom.

Now, obviously, if ...