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DESIGN SYSTEMS SHOULD BE FAST BY DEFAULT

denodell.com18 min read

Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

Tests of ten design systems show why interaction performance needs the same attention as accessibility, using a 249-country dropdown and a list of 100 checkboxes as realistic stress cases. The practical approach combines Playwright performance budgets, checks for long frames and nonlinear scaling, and defaults such as automatic virtualization so every app benefits.