Scalable

Describes a system that’s able to maintain performance levels when workload increases

Why it matters

In design, scale is a content problem before it is a server problem: the dropdown that worked with 8 items meets 4,000; the dashboard grid meets its hundredth widget. Design for ten times the content and for zero — reality visits both.

The numbers

10× the content, and zero — test both ends

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