Yoda Response: Certainly, Avi. I have extensive experience with JavaScript, particularly through building projects using React. One of the challenges I faced was efficiently managing DOM manipulation and event handling in a dynamic web application.

For example, while working on a project that required real-time updates based on user interactions, I encountered performance issues due to frequent and inefficient DOM updates. To overcome this, I leveraged React's virtual DOM to minimize direct DOM manipulation, which significantly improved performance.

For event handling, I initially struggled with managing multiple event listeners and ensuring they were properly cleaned up to avoid memory leaks. I addressed this by using React's event delegation and lifecycle methods to attach and detach event listeners efficiently. Additionally, I used state management libraries like Redux to manage the application state more effectively, ensuring a smooth and responsive user experience.

These experiences taught me the importance of optimizing DOM interactions and managing events carefully to build high-performance web applications.