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Event delegation

wiring one listener on a parent list and detecting which child was clicked

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Core Idea

Event delegation is wiring one listener on a parent list and detecting which child was clicked, which scales better. It usually makes the most sense alongside addEventListener, IntersectionObserver.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across javascript posts as shared vocabulary.

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