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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.
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.