Elena Torro: Making a Performant Drag-and-Drop Application Like Penpot Is Challenging @_wearedevs
Elena Torro: Making a Performant Drag-and-Drop Application Like Penpot Is Challenging @_wearedevs
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How would you build a performant drag-and-drop application? Elena Torro explains how her team keep Penpot fast by being careful with what they render and when.

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Elena Torro: Making a Performant Drag-and-Drop Application Like Penpot Is Challenging

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