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Understanding JavaScript Debounce vs Throttle for Better App Efficiency

Varun Kelkar on May 27, 2024

Introduction In the fast-paced world of web development, performance and efficiency are paramount. When building interactive application...
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Idris

Thanks

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Soumesh

that was nice. i heard about debounce and throttle and it is clear to me now

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Varun Kelkar

Thanks Soumesh! Happy to contribute😄

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Eckehard

Combining debounce and throttle can be most helpful to get a better user experience. Debounce events to reduce workload, but not too much to block the execution. See an implementation [here]{dev.to/efpage/better-event-throttl...}

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Varun Kelkar

Ohh! I'll surely checkout. Thanks 😄

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Michael Phuong • Edited

Your "throttle" function will be error in case of multiple clicks on the button at the same time.
Because it will run a setTimeout every time you click.
To avoid this error, we should put the setTimeout function in the condition hasIntervalPassed is true.
This is my opinion.

And thank for your post.

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Varun Kelkar

@btphuong2017 Thanks for your keen observation 😄. I've corrected the code.

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Matt Lewandowski

Nice article! You should update your code blocks to include the language, so it adds syntax highlighting. ‘’’javascript

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Varun Kelkar

Ohh right!! I missed it! Thanks Matt😄

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lynvu99

New knowledge obtained, thank you

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Varun Kelkar

Thanks!! Happy to contribute 😄

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Guddeti Ajay Manikanta ⭐⭐⭐

Awesome article. I wish you come up with more like this.

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Varun Kelkar

Thank you so much! @ajaymanikanta1123 😄 I'll definitely try to write more articles.

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Uwagbale Joseph

thanks for this

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George Nwosu

Thanks a lot; I just finished reading JavaScript Event module but I did not see such an important issue. I love it.

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Varun Kelkar

Thanks @george_nwosu_c55f8d86fad0 😄. Glad to know😇