Why Most React Infinite Scroll Hooks Fail in Production (and the One That Fixed It for Me)

📰 Dev.to · Shubhra Pokhariya

Learn why most React infinite scroll hooks fail in production and how to fix them

intermediate Published 30 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify the limitations of existing infinite scroll hooks
  2. Implement a custom hook to handle pagination and data fetching
  3. Use a library like react-query to manage data caching and fetching
  4. Test and optimize the infinite scroll feature for production
  5. Handle edge cases like scroll position and window resizing
Who Needs to Know This

Frontend developers and engineers working with React can benefit from this lesson to improve their application's performance and user experience

Key Insight

💡 Existing infinite scroll hooks often fail due to limitations in handling pagination, data fetching, and caching

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