<aside> 🔥 This document outlines my discoveries, references, learning and notes whilst trying to understand how messaging has been implemented on other platforms.

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Goals

Before we start, lets Identify some performance goals we want to hit.

Performance Metrics & Goals

Current Performance

• Messages load time: 3-5 seconds per subgroup
• Messages per page: 20 (limited by performance)
• Server calls per message: 3+ (basic info, reactions, decryption, other)
• Client-side processing time: 1-2 seconds for message transformation

Target Metrics

• Message (single) render time: < 80 milliseconds per subgroup
• Messages per page: 42 (matching Slack's optimal number)
• Server calls per message: 1 (consolidated data structure)
• Client-side processing time: < 200ms

Industry Benchmarks

• Slack: 42 messages loaded within 1 second
• Discord: Seamless scrolling with minimal latency
• Industry standard: < 2 second load time for content visibility