Performance: Eliminate redundant animation loops and unnecessary re-renders

eslint.config.js

@@ -1,48 +1,46 @@
-import js from '@eslint/js'
-import globals from 'globals'
-import react from 'eslint-plugin-react'
-import reactHooks from 'eslint-plugin-react-hooks'
-import reactRefresh from 'eslint-plugin-react-refresh'
-import typescript from '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin'
-import parser from '@typescript-eslint/parser'
-import next from 'eslint-plugin-next'
+import js from "@eslint/js";
+import globals from "globals";
+import react from "eslint-plugin-react";
+import reactHooks from "eslint-plugin-react-hooks";
+import reactRefresh from "eslint-plugin-react-refresh";
+import typescript from "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin";
+import parser from "@typescript-eslint/parser";
 
 export default [
-  { ignores: ['dist', '.next'] },
+  { ignores: ["dist", ".next", "out", "node_modules"] },
   {
-    files: ['**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
+    files: ["**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"],
     languageOptions: {
       ecmaVersion: 2020,
       globals: globals.browser,
       parser: parser,
       parserOptions: {
-        ecmaVersion: 'latest',
+        ecmaVersion: "latest",
         ecmaFeatures: { jsx: true },
-        sourceType: 'module',
+        sourceType: "module",
       },
     },
-    settings: { react: { version: '18.3' } },
+    settings: { react: { version: "18.3" } },
     plugins: {
       react,
-      'react-hooks': reactHooks,
-      'react-refresh': reactRefresh,
-      '@typescript-eslint': typescript,
-      next, 
+      "react-hooks": reactHooks,
+      "react-refresh": reactRefresh,
+      "@typescript-eslint": typescript,
     },
     rules: {
       ...js.configs.recommended.rules,
       ...react.configs.recommended.rules,
-      ...react.configs['jsx-runtime'].rules,
+      ...react.configs["jsx-runtime"].rules,
       ...reactHooks.configs.recommended.rules,
       ...typescript.configs.recommended.rules,
-      ...next.configs.recommended.rules,
-      'react/jsx-no-target-blank': 'off',
-      'react-refresh/only-export-components': [
-        'warn',
+      "react/jsx-no-target-blank": "off",
+      "react/prop-types": "off", // Using TypeScript for prop validation
+      "react-refresh/only-export-components": [
+        "warn",
         { allowConstantExport: true },
       ],
-      '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': 'off',
-      'react/no-unknown-property': 'off',
+      "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": "off",
+      "react/no-unknown-property": "off",
     },
   },
-]
+];

src/components/discovery/DiscoveryCard.tsx

@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
-import React from "react";
+import React, { memo } from "react";
 import { PostMeta } from "../../utils/markdown";
 import SafeImage from "../ui/SafeImage";
 
 type Props = {
   post: PostMeta;
 };
 
-export default function DiscoveryCard({ post }: Props) {
+const DiscoveryCard = memo(({ post }: Props) => {
   return (
     <article className="group h-full">
-      <Link href={`/discovery/${post.slug}`} className="project-card discovery-card block h-full flex flex-col">
+      <Link
+        href={`/discovery/${post.slug}`}
+        className="project-card discovery-card block h-full flex flex-col"
+      >
         {/* Fixed-height image area so cards align evenly */}
         <div className="w-full h-56 overflow-hidden rounded-t">
           {post.image ? (
-            <SafeImage src={post.image} alt={post.title} className="w-full h-full object-cover" />
+            <SafeImage
+              src={post.image}
+              alt={post.title}
+              className="w-full h-full object-cover"
+            />
           ) : (
-            <div className="w-full h-full bg-gray-800 flex items-center justify-center text-gray-400">No Image</div>
+            <div className="w-full h-full bg-gray-800 flex items-center justify-center text-gray-400">
+              No Image
+            </div>
           )}
         </div>
 
@@ -27,7 +36,10 @@ export default function DiscoveryCard({ post }: Props) {
           <p className="project-subtitle">{post.description}</p>
           <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
             {post.tags?.map((t) => (
-              <span key={t} className="text-xs bg-gray-700 text-gray-200 px-2 py-1 rounded">
+              <span
+                key={t}
+                className="text-xs bg-gray-700 text-gray-200 px-2 py-1 rounded"
+              >
                 {t}
               </span>
             ))}
@@ -36,4 +48,8 @@ export default function DiscoveryCard({ post }: Props) {
       </Link>
     </article>
   );
-}
+});
+
+DiscoveryCard.displayName = "DiscoveryCard";
+
+export default DiscoveryCard;

src/components/discovery/DiscoveryList.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useMemo } from "react";
 import { PostMeta } from "../../utils/markdown";
 import DiscoveryCard from "./DiscoveryCard";
 
@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@
 
 export default function DiscoveryList({ posts }: Props) {
   if (!posts.length)
-    return <p className="text-center text-gray-400">No posts yet, come back later?</p>;
-  // Ensure posts are sorted by date (newest first). Some posts may omit dates.
-  const sorted = [...posts].sort((a, b) => {
-    const da = a.date ? new Date(a.date).getTime() : 0;
-    const db = b.date ? new Date(b.date).getTime() : 0;
-    return db - da; //db - da for descending order (newest first)
-  });
+    return (
+      <p className="text-center text-gray-400">
+        No posts yet, come back later?
+      </p>
+    );
+
+  // Ensure posts are sorted by date (newest first). Memoize to avoid re-sorting on every render.
+  const sorted = useMemo(() => {
+    return [...posts].sort((a, b) => {
+      const da = a.date ? new Date(a.date).getTime() : 0;
+      const db = b.date ? new Date(b.date).getTime() : 0;
+      return db - da; //db - da for descending order (newest first)
+    });
+  }, [posts]);
 
   return (
     <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-5 gap-4 p-6 pb-32">

src/components/layout/Background.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-const Bg = () => {
-  return (
-    <div className="absolute top-0 left-0 z-[-1] w-full h-full">
-    </div>
-  );
-};
+import { memo } from "react";
+
+const Bg = memo(() => {
+  return <div className="absolute top-0 left-0 z-[-1] w-full h-full"></div>;
+});
+
+Bg.displayName = "Background";
 
 export default Bg;

src/components/layout/MyHead.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useGLTF } from "@react-three/drei";
 import { Canvas, useFrame } from "@react-three/fiber";
 import { easing } from "maath";
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, memo } from "react";
 import { Object3D, LoopOnce, AnimationMixer } from "three";
 function Model({ onLoaded }: { onLoaded: () => void }) {
   const gltf = useGLTF("/assets/myHead.gltf");
@@ -38,33 +38,31 @@ function Model({ onLoaded }: { onLoaded: () => void }) {
     };
   }, [scene, animations]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const animate = () => {
-      requestAnimationFrame(animate);
-      if (mixer.current) {
-        mixer.current.update(0.01);
-      }
-    };
-    animate();
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (head.current) {
       head.current.rotation.set(0, Math.PI, 0);
       head.current.position.set(0, -0.5, 0);
     }
   }, []);
 
-  useFrame((state, dt) => {
-    dummy.lookAt(cursor.x, cursor.y, 1);
-    dummy.rotation.y += Math.PI;
-    easing.dampQ(head.current.quaternion, dummy.quaternion, 0.15, dt);
+  useFrame((state, delta) => {
+    // Update animation mixer if active
+    if (mixer.current) {
+      mixer.current.update(delta);
+    }
+
+    // Update head rotation to follow cursor
+    if (head.current) {
+      dummy.lookAt(cursor.x, cursor.y, 1);
+      dummy.rotation.y += Math.PI;
+      easing.dampQ(head.current.quaternion, dummy.quaternion, 0.15, delta);
+    }
   });
 
   return <primitive object={head.current} />;
 }
 
-const HeadRender = () => {
+const HeadRender = memo(() => {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   return (
     <div className="relative w-full h-[600px]">
@@ -73,12 +71,18 @@ const HeadRender = () => {
           <div className="animate-pulse bg-gray-300 rounded-full w-40 h-40" />
         </div>
       )}
-      <Canvas camera={{ position: [0, 0, 6], fov: 50 }} id="head" className="w-full h-full">
+      <Canvas
+        camera={{ position: [0, 0, 6], fov: 50 }}
+        id="head"
+        className="w-full h-full"
+      >
         <ambientLight intensity={0.5} />
         <Model onLoaded={() => setLoading(false)} />
       </Canvas>
     </div>
   );
-};
+});
+
+HeadRender.displayName = "HeadRender";
 
 export default HeadRender;

src/components/layout/Nav.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ const Nav = () => {
       (entries) => {
         entries.forEach((entry) => {
           if (!entry.isIntersecting) return;
-          setActiveSection(entry.target.id);
+          // Only update if the active section has actually changed
+          const newSection = entry.target.id;
+          setActiveSection((prev) => (prev !== newSection ? newSection : prev));
         });
       },
       { threshold: 0.01 },