Pagination vs Virtual Scrolling
Developers should use pagination when handling large datasets in applications, such as in e-commerce product listings, social media feeds, or search results, to prevent performance issues like slow load times and high memory usage meets developers should use virtual scrolling when building applications that display large lists, tables, or grids, such as data dashboards, social media feeds, or e-commerce product listings, to prevent performance bottlenecks like slow rendering and high memory consumption. Here's our take.
Pagination
Developers should use pagination when handling large datasets in applications, such as in e-commerce product listings, social media feeds, or search results, to prevent performance issues like slow load times and high memory usage
Pagination
Nice PickDevelopers should use pagination when handling large datasets in applications, such as in e-commerce product listings, social media feeds, or search results, to prevent performance issues like slow load times and high memory usage
Pros
- +It is essential for APIs to support pagination to allow clients to efficiently retrieve data in chunks, reducing server load and network bandwidth
- +Related to: api-design, database-query-optimization
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Virtual Scrolling
Developers should use virtual scrolling when building applications that display large lists, tables, or grids, such as data dashboards, social media feeds, or e-commerce product listings, to prevent performance bottlenecks like slow rendering and high memory consumption
Pros
- +It is essential for creating smooth user experiences on both web and mobile platforms, especially when dealing with thousands of items, as it minimizes DOM manipulation and enhances scroll performance
- +Related to: react-virtualized, vue-virtual-scroller
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Pagination if: You want it is essential for apis to support pagination to allow clients to efficiently retrieve data in chunks, reducing server load and network bandwidth and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Virtual Scrolling if: You prioritize it is essential for creating smooth user experiences on both web and mobile platforms, especially when dealing with thousands of items, as it minimizes dom manipulation and enhances scroll performance over what Pagination offers.
Developers should use pagination when handling large datasets in applications, such as in e-commerce product listings, social media feeds, or search results, to prevent performance issues like slow load times and high memory usage
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