Understanding JavaScript Event Bubbling and Delegation Through an Accordion Refactor
"With AI writing the code, maybe it's time we finally understand what the code is doing." 😅
The rise of AI has made writing code easier than ever. It has also made one thing increasingly important for me: actually understanding JavaScript.
After a year away from frontend development, I found myself coming back to JavaScript feeling more than a little disoriented, especially with the AI boom and the temptation to just let a model generate everything for me.
AI Fears vs AI Cheers.
Instead, I saw a golden opportunity to properly understand JavaScript, and decided to go back to the fundamentals. Not "what does this syntax do?" fundamentals. More like:
"Why does JavaScript work this way, and how could I have written this better?"
That led me to revisit some of my old projects. And that's where I found some code from 2024 that made me think:
Past me knew...
Copyright of this story solely belongs to hackernoon.com. To see the full text click HERE
