2 files changed, 15 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/src/main.ts b/frontend-vanilla/src/main.ts
index 2be9354..e3d3a71 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/src/main.ts
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/src/main.ts
@@ -340,18 +340,20 @@ export function renderItems() {
 
 function checkReadItems(scrollRoot: HTMLElement) {
   const containerRect = scrollRoot.getBoundingClientRect();
-  store.items.forEach((item) => {
-    if (item.read) return;
-
-    const el = document.querySelector(`.feed-item[data-id="${item._id}"]`);
-    if (el) {
-      const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-      // Mark as read if the bottom of the item is above the top of the container
-      if (rect.bottom < containerRect.top) {
-        updateItem(item._id, { read: true });
-      }
+  // Batch DOM query: select all feed items at once instead of O(n) individual
+  // querySelector calls with attribute selectors per scroll tick.
+  const allItems = scrollRoot.querySelectorAll('.feed-item');
+  for (const el of allItems) {
+    const id = parseInt(el.getAttribute('data-id')!);
+    const item = store.items.find(i => i._id === id);
+    if (!item || item.read) continue;
+
+    const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+    // Mark as read if the bottom of the item is above the top of the container
+    if (rect.bottom < containerRect.top) {
+      updateItem(item._id, { read: true });
     }
-  });
+  }
 }
 
 // Polling fallback for infinite scroll (matches V1 behavior)
diff --git a/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css b/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css
index 0f7b909..fd51eff 100644
--- a/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css
+++ b/frontend-vanilla/src/style.css
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ html {
   padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
   margin: 0.1rem 0;
   border-radius: 8px;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
   font-weight: 500;
   font-size: 0.85rem;
   /* Explicitly smaller sidebar links */
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ button,
   font-family: var(--font-heading);
   background-color: var(--bg-color);
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: all 0.2s;
+  transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
   color: var(--text-color);
   text-decoration: none;
   display: inline-block;