Tagged “events”

1. TIL Event Delegation Nov 13, 2022 javascript optimization events

   Event delegation is one of the most helpful patterns for DOM events! Adding too many event listeners means JavaScript is storing it all in memory. Event Delegation lets you store one listener, that then looks for the target.

2. TIL using Event Delegation Aug 15, 2022 javascript events

   It's cheaper for the browser to track one event and fire it on every click that it is to manage multiple events.

3. TIL how to remove a event listener Nov 16, 2021 js events

   Maybe you have a situation where you only want the event to fire once.

4. TIL oncontextmenu feature for right-clicking Oct 28, 2021 javascript events

   The oncontextmenu property lets us assign an event handler function when the right mouse button is clicked on the browser tab.

5. TIL Event Listeners in devtools Oct 22, 2021 javascript events devtools

   Today I learned that you can identify the Event Listener directly in the Devtools!

6. TIL the difference between throttling and debouncing Sep 30, 2021 javascript events

   Throttling enforces a maximum number of times a function can be called over time. Debouncing enforces that a function not be called again until a certain amount of time has passed without it being called.

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