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Re:A proposal to add signals to JavaScript by KRAKRISMOTT on Sunday March 31, 2024 @02:49PM (#39886912)
Maybe they can call it "EventEmitter"

https://nodejs.org/en/learn/asynchronous-work/the-nodejs-eve...

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Re:A proposal to add signals to JavaScript by __s on Sunday March 31, 2024 @03:29PM (#39887280)
That looks like it fits with the theme, but events are difficult to compose & tend to have easy leaks by requiring explicit attach/detach (not that I'm sure the proposal here addresses those issues)
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Re:A proposal to add signals to JavaScript by pcthrowaway on Monday April 01, 2024 @01:23AM (#39891155)
Could you not just compose a new EventEmitter constructor that uses the new FinalizationRegistry API to drop all handlers of subjects which have since been garbage collected?
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