// create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);

// Create a couple of views
const view1 = new DataView(buffer);
const view2 = new DataView(buffer,12,4); //from byte 12 for the next 4 bytes
view1.setInt8(12, 42); // put 42 in slot 12

console.log(view2.getInt8(0));
// expected output: 42