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Optimization of rendering large lists (100,000 items)
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Answer from AI
To optimize rendering of large lists (for example, 100,000 items) on the frontend, several approaches are used:
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Virtualization (virtual scroll): display only the elements visible to the user in the DOM, loading others as the user scrolls. This significantly reduces the load on the browser.
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Pagination: divide the list into pages and load/render them in parts.
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Component rendering optimization: use memoization, PureComponent (in React), avoid unnecessary re-renders.
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Using Web Workers: for heavy computations outside the main UI thread.
Example of virtualization using React-window:
import { FixedSizeList as List } from 'react-window';
const Row = ({ index, style }) => (
<div style={style}>Element #{index}</div>
);
const LargeList = () => (
<List
height={500}
itemCount={100000}
itemSize={35}
width={300}
>
{Row}
</List>
);
This approach allows efficient handling of huge lists without interface lag.