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Why We Stopped Using Lazy Loading Everywhere (And What We Do Instead)

Why We Stopped Using Lazy Loading Everywhere (And What We Do Instead)

Lazy loading is treated as a universal performance win. But after profiling dozens of Angular and React applications, we've found that indiscriminate lazy loading often hurts perceived performance more than it helps. Here's the nuanced loading strategy we use at CodeX — and when lazy loading is actually the wrong call.

The Real Cost of Cheap Development: What We See When Clients Come to Us for a Rebuild

The Real Cost of Cheap Development: What We See When Clients Come to Us for a Rebuild

About 40% of our projects are rebuilds of applications that were built cheaply the first time. After auditing dozens of these codebases, we've identified the patterns that consistently turn a 'bargain' into the most expensive decision a company makes. Here's what actually goes wrong — and what to look for before it's too late.