EventEmitter is too heavy, 15 KB!

[binarykitchen]

Consider replacing it with a much smaller one: https://github.com/thomaswelton/bower-event-emitter

It's 2 KB only and is really good enough ...

[desandro]

Interesting proposal! :sparkles:

15KB is unminified. And the majority of that is comments.

Pros

• Filesize. Comparing minified versions, it's 1kb vs 4kb, a 3kb benefit.

Cons

• No tests
• I have no experience with it
• Small track record of active development
• No documentation
• I would have to change over other libraries
• Un-commented source

As I see it, it's not worth switching over for a 3kb filesize benefit. I appreciate your interest in the library, but I think there are more effective gains to be made elsewhere.

[binarykitchen]

I understand your comments. But when I aim to port my single page app with PhoneGap to a native iPhone app, then every kilobyte does matter!

There are too many event emitter implementations out there and this is a pain in the arse. I already have three different event emitters in my bower directory. They all implement the same functionality. The wheel has been reinvented too many times, bloating up stuff.