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title: "Comment by Julian Neagu on \"Why your search bar is slow (and it's probably not the reason you think)\" | Hashnode"
description: "This is the kind of slowdown that looks like a scaling problem until you trace it. I’ve hit the same thing building small tools. Usually the first win is doing"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/why-your-search-bar-is-slow-and-it-s-probably-not-the-reason-you-think/6a8294912d5187fa9b6b554d/comment/6a830726f58da046dcc1535f"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-your-search-bar-is-slow-and-it-s-probably-not-the-reason-you-think/6a8294912d5187fa9b6b554d)

Comment [Why your search bar is slow (and it's probably not the reason you think)](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-your-search-bar-is-slow-and-it-s-probably-not-the-reason-you-think/6a8294912d5187fa9b6b554d)

[Julian Neagu](https://hashnode.com/@julianneagulab)

[Aug 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-your-search-bar-is-slow-and-it-s-probably-not-the-reason-you-think/6a8294912d5187fa9b6b554d/comment/6a830726f58da046dcc1535f)

This is the kind of slowdown that looks like a scaling problem until you trace it. I’ve hit the same thing building small tools. Usually the first win is doing less work, not adding more servers.

[Aakib Shah Sayed](https://hashnode.com/@Skyz)

[Aug 19](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-your-search-bar-is-slow-and-it-s-probably-not-the-reason-you-think/6a8294912d5187fa9b6b554d/comment/6a830726f58da046dcc1535f#reply-6a8516e4ca9057d1049094ff)

Yes