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# Infinite Scroll
**Task:** "Load more items when the user scrolls to the bottom."
## Without Ponytail
```bash
npm install react-infinite-scroll-component
```
```jsx
import InfiniteScroll from "react-infinite-scroll-component";
export function Feed({ items, fetchMore, hasMore }) {
return (
<InfiniteScroll
dataLength={items.length}
next={fetchMore}
hasMore={hasMore}
loader={<Spinner />}
endMessage={<p>No more items</p>}
scrollThreshold={0.9}
>
{items.map(item => <Card key={item.id} item={item} />)}
</InfiniteScroll>
);
}
```
A dependency to watch scroll position and fire a callback.
## With Ponytail
```jsx
// ponytail: IntersectionObserver does this, no scroll listener needed
import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
export function Feed({ items, fetchMore, hasMore }) {
const sentinel = useRef(null);
useEffect(() => {
const observer = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => {
if (entry.isIntersecting && hasMore) fetchMore();
});
if (sentinel.current) observer.observe(sentinel.current);
return () => observer.disconnect();
}, [hasMore, fetchMore]);
return (
<>
{items.map(item => <Card key={item.id} item={item} />)}
<div ref={sentinel} />
</>
);
}
```
**1 dependency → 0 dependencies.** `IntersectionObserver` fires only when the sentinel enters the viewport — no scroll event, no throttling, no jank. Ships in every browser. The library wraps exactly this API.