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Pranav Bakare @mrcaption49

Virtual DOM Vs Actual DOM: Performance And Efficiency Compared

Actual DOM vs Virtual DOM: Actual DOM is slow & directly manipulable but causes repaints & reflows. Virtual DOM is fast & efficient, updating only changed areas for seamless performance in dynamic web apps.

The Actual DOM and Virtual DOM differ in how they manage and update the structure of web pages:

Actual DOM (Document Object Model)

What it is: The Actual DOM represents the live structure of a webpage. It's an object-based representation of HTML elements that the browser can manipulate.
Update speed: Slow. When the Actual DOM is modified (e.g., when elements are added or removed), the entire DOM is re-rendered, which can affect performance.
Direct interaction: JavaScript can manipulate the Actual DOM directly using methods like getElementById() or querySelector(), but each change causes a re...