Design Patterns · Junior · Question 66 of 75

How do debounce and throttle differ?

✓Correct answer: Debounce runs the function after events stop for a delay; throttle runs it at most once per interval while events continue
2They're the same
3Throttle runs only once ever

Explanation

Debounce suits search-as-you-type; throttle suits scroll or resize handlers that must update periodically.

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