gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

New project UX is too slow (unusable) when fetching list of repositories.

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aspect: performance component: dashboard customer feature: teams and projects [DEPRECATED] meta: never-stale team: webapp type: bug user experience
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Description

Problem to solve

Currently, during the onboarding flow, fetching all repositories can take a while which can be misleading for some users and affect user experience.

Proposal

We could introduce an initial loading state when the request takes longer than X amount of time, paginate the list of repositories, and load more list entries with infinite scrolling.

Cc @AlexTugarev

TBD (To be discussed)

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Research direction

The issue describes slow repository fetching during the onboarding flow, with possible loading feedback, pagination, and infinite scrolling. No files, tests, or entry points are named; first identify the onboarding repository-fetching flow and its existing tests. Done would require an agreed approach and verified repository loading behavior, but the proposal is marked TBD.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
developer-experience, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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