How do you lazy load a feature?
Answer
Angular performance comes from minimizing change-detection work and JavaScript delivered to the browser. Use stable list tracking, simple templates, lazy features, and measured profiling before adding complexity.
For How do you lazy load a feature?, start with the rule or behaviour, then anchor it in a small realistic example. Distinguish the default approach from the exceptions and name the observable outcome: correctness, maintainability, accessibility, performance, or security.
Example
html
@for (user of users; track user.id) {
<app-user-row [user]="user" />
}Tracking by a stable id lets Angular preserve DOM nodes when a list changes.
How to structure your answer
- Define the concept in one or two sentences.
- Explain when you would use it and when you would choose an alternative.
- Walk through a small example, including an edge case.
- Close with how you would test or measure the result.
Common mistakes
- Repeating a definition without connecting it to real code.
- Treating an optimization or abstraction as a default rather than a trade-off.
- Omitting lifecycle, error, cleanup, accessibility, or testing considerations when they apply.
Follow-up prompts
- What failure mode would you expect if this were implemented incorrectly?
- How would you test this behaviour?
- What changes when the feature must scale to a larger application or team?
Interview tip
For this medium-level question, narrate your assumptions before coding. Interviewers can assess reasoning from a clear, bounded example much better than from a list of APIs.