Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats Spooky Web Dev Stories 2022
Oct 26, 2022
Dive into chilling tales of web development mishaps! Hear about spooky render times that haunt even the bravest coders, and laugh at the chaos caused by push notification overload. Unravel the hair-raising consequences of a colleague's blunder with sensitive data and a bizarre mix-up involving sci-fi filler text. Plus, discover the nightmare of payment crises in marketplaces, where paperwork fails and customers snag unexpected freebies. Join the hosts for a blend of humor and cautionary lessons that every developer can relate to!
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Spooky Render Times
- A school district using an educational app couldn't administer an important exam due to slow render times.
- The app's infinite scroll and global state management caused 30-second re-renders with hundreds of questions.
Windowing for Large Lists
- Use windowing for large lists to optimize render times.
- Only render visible items, like Twitter and video games do, using libraries like React Virtualized or React Window.
Push Notification Hell
- A developer received 13,000+ push notifications due to a penetration test on a legacy app.
- The app alerted on 404 errors, and the pen test triggered alerts for every possible endpoint.