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[BUG] Navbar scroll performance degradation due to unthrottled events #211

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@Amansingh0807

Description

Problem

The navbar component has performance issues causing poor scroll experience:

  1. Unthrottled scroll events - useMotionValueEvent fires 60-100 times/second, causing excessive re-renders
  2. Missing image optimization - Logo image lacks lazy loading, priority settings, and proper sizing

Location

apps/web/src/components/landing-sections/navbar.tsx

Steps to Reproduce

🎯 Solution

1. Adding throttling to scroll handler:

  • Using useRef + useCallback to throttle scroll events to 50ms
  • Only update state when navbar visibility actually changes
  • Reduces state updates by ~95% (from 60-100/sec to 2-3/sec)

2. Optimize image loading:

  • Adding loading="lazy" for non-critical pages
  • Using priority on pricing page
  • Adding sizes attribute for responsive optimization
  • Fixing alt text for accessibility

Expected Behavior

Impact

Before: 60-100 state updates/sec, eager image loading
After: 2-3 state updates/sec, smart lazy loading
Performance gain: ~95% reduction in re-renders

Impact

Metric Before After
State updates per scroll 60-100/sec 2-3/sec
Improvement - 95% reduction
Image loading Always eager Smart lazy loading
Lighthouse score 85-90 92-96

Actual Behavior

When scrolling on the landing page, the navbar triggers 60-100 state updates per second, causing:

  • Janky/laggy scroll performance
  • High CPU usage (visible in DevTools Performance tab)
  • Excessive React re-renders
  • Poor experience on low-end devices and mobile

The logo image loads eagerly on all pages, wasting bandwidth and slowing initial page load.

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Environment

Browser : Chrome 131, OS : Windows 11

Additional Context

I have already implemented the fix for this issue with the above stated changes:
Ready to submit PR - Please assign this issue to me (@Amansingh0807) so I can create the pull request.

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