Progressive rendering vs. true windowing

Both panels below hold the same 2,000 events, capped at size="30". Scroll each one down, then back up, and watch its counter. The left repeat only ever adds rows as you scroll (Phase 1); the right repeat also evicts off-screen rows, so it stays flat no matter how far you scroll (Phase 2, virtual).

size="30"

Progressive rendering — a growing prefix, never un-rendered

rows in DOM

Scroll to the bottom a few times - this number only ever goes up.

size="30" virtual

True windowed virtualization — DOM stays ~30 rows

rows in DOM

Scroll all the way through - this number holds steady around 30.