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How do throttling and debouncing improve performance in React applications?

Explain the concepts of throttling and debouncing and how they can be applied to optimize event handling in React.

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Answer

Throttling and debouncing are techniques used to limit the rate at which a function is executed in response to events.

  • Throttling: Ensures a function is only called at most once in a specified time period. Useful for performance-intensive operations like scroll events.
  • Debouncing: Delays the execution of a function until after a specified time has passed since the last time it was invoked. Ideal for optimizing input validation or search queries.
  • Use libraries like Lodash for easy implementation, or create custom hooks for specific use cases.

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