Episode 24 of The Developer Tools Podcast explores how API pagination design directly impacts both backend performance and frontend developer experience. Lucas and Luna break down the trade-offs between offset-based and cursor-based pagination, using real-world examples from GitHub and Twitter's APIs. They discuss why cursor-based pagination is often preferred for large datasets, how inconsistent pagination can break client code, and what developers should consider when choosing a strategy. The episode also covers common pitfalls like unstable ordering and the hidden costs of deep offsets. Specific data: GitHub's API defaults to 30 results per page with cursor-based pagination; Twitter's deprecated v1.1 API used offset-based pagination, leading to performance issues for high-volume queries. Hosts also touch on pagination's impact on mobile apps and GraphQL. A concise episode for engineers designing or consuming APIs.

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