From bda0d9a6ebff76a1d2c53fb79b6adec2ab0b9e24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dexploarer <211557447+Dexploarer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:08:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9A=A1=20Bolt:=20[memoize=20conversation=20s?=
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 .jules/bolt.md                                   |  3 +++
 apps/app/src/components/ConversationsSidebar.tsx | 15 +++++++++------
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .jules/bolt.md

diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e01213732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2024-04-24 - Initializing Bolt Journal
+**Learning:** Establishing the journal to document critical, codebase-specific performance insights.
+**Action:** Will document learnings here as they are discovered.
diff --git a/apps/app/src/components/ConversationsSidebar.tsx b/apps/app/src/components/ConversationsSidebar.tsx
index 75d768bee2..d89edf4da5 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/components/ConversationsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/src/components/ConversationsSidebar.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Conversations sidebar component — left sidebar with conversation list.
  */
 
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useApp } from "../AppContext";
 
 interface ConversationsSidebarProps {
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ export function ConversationsSidebar({
     }
   }, [editingId]);
 
-  const sortedConversations = [...conversations].sort((a, b) => {
-    const aTime = new Date(a.updatedAt).getTime();
-    const bTime = new Date(b.updatedAt).getTime();
-    return bTime - aTime;
-  });
+  // ⚡ Bolt: Memoize the sorting of conversations to avoid unnecessary Date parsing and array mutations on every render.
+  const sortedConversations = useMemo(() => {
+    return [...conversations].sort((a, b) => {
+      const aTime = new Date(a.updatedAt).getTime();
+      const bTime = new Date(b.updatedAt).getTime();
+      return bTime - aTime;
+    });
+  }, [conversations]);
 
   const handleDoubleClick = (conv: { id: string; title: string }) => {
     setEditingId(conv.id);