Lazy loading is a design pattern commonly used in computer programming to defer initialization of an object until the point at which it is needed. It can reduce program startup time and memory usage by avoiding unnecessary work, kind of like that slacker developer on your team who only does the bare minimum until the sprint deadline is looming.

How to use it in a sentence

• "We should use lazy loading for the images in this component so the page loads faster and we don't waste bandwidth on images the user might not even scroll down to see. You know, like how Netflix doesn't load the entire video until you actually press play."

• "I was going to add lazy loading to the chat feature, but the PM started hovering over my desk asking for status updates every 5 minutes. I guess they were worried I'd go into 'lazy mode' myself if left unattended for too long."

If you actually want to learn more...

• Lazy Loading Strategies for JavaScript Modules - This article dives into different techniques for lazy loading JavaScript modules, complete with code samples. A bit like those "Coding for Dummies" books, but actually useful.

• Lazy Loading Images and Video - Mozilla Developer Network's guide to lazy loading media content. They explain it clearly enough that even a PM could understand... maybe.

• Lazy Loading Routes in Vue.js - For those unfortunate souls who got stuck on a Vue project instead of React. My condolences.

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