add/remove handlers are slow on EventTarget
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Description
To the point that e.g. RxJS choose not to implement the abort signal pattern.
https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/pull/6675#event-8318057582
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No repository file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the EventTarget add/remove-handler performance case described in the issue and review the linked RxJS discussion; done means the slowdown is measured and a concrete improvement is validated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100