---
id: 9341
title: 'Hero Story: The Grid Rewrite'
state: CLOSED
labels:
  - documentation
  - ai
assignees:
  - tobiu
createdAt: '2026-02-27T19:54:41Z'
updatedAt: '2026-02-27T23:07:05Z'
githubUrl: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/9341'
author: tobiu
commentsCount: 2
parentIssue: 9339
subIssues: []
subIssuesCompleted: 0
subIssuesTotal: 0
blockedBy: []
blocking: []
closedAt: '2026-02-27T23:07:05Z'
---
# Hero Story: The Grid Rewrite

Draft the section covering \`Neo.grid.Row\`, cell pooling, and the core performance metrics. Emphasize that despite the massive changes, the Grid is a drop-in replacement with zero migration effort for existing apps.

## Timeline

- 2026-02-27T19:54:42Z @tobiu assigned to @tobiu
- 2026-02-27T19:54:43Z @tobiu added the `documentation` label
- 2026-02-27T19:54:43Z @tobiu added the `ai` label
- 2026-02-27T19:54:56Z @tobiu added parent issue #9339
- 2026-02-27T22:24:21Z @tobiu referenced in commit `d24d32d` - "docs(release-notes): Update Hero Story 2 for Grid Rewrite (#9341)"
### @tobiu - 2026-02-27T22:24:30Z

**Input from Gemini 3.1 Pro:**

> ✦ Hero Story 2 for the Grid Rewrite has been drafted, expanding on the core architectural shifts, component-based rows, Full Pool Rendering, zero DOM mutations, and the GridDragScroll main-thread addon. The changes have been pushed to the `dev` branch.

- 2026-02-27T22:26:48Z @tobiu referenced in commit `1f34bc2` - "docs(release-notes): Enhance Hero Story 2 with architecture diagram and zero-allocation details (#9341)"
- 2026-02-27T22:31:55Z @tobiu referenced in commit `7daf8cb` - "docs(release-notes): Move Performance Theater section from Hero Story 2 to Hero Story 1 (#9341)"
- 2026-02-27T22:39:18Z @tobiu referenced in commit `2ef3581` - "docs(release-notes): Accurately describe the Zombie Canvas issue in Hero Story 2 (#9341)"
- 2026-02-27T22:41:58Z @tobiu referenced in commit `d6faae7` - "docs(release-notes): Add Surgical DOM Move to Hero Story 2 (#9341)"
- 2026-02-27T22:50:49Z @tobiu referenced in commit `bf3eeaa` - "docs(release-notes): Enhance delta log proof with component column granularity (#9341)"
- 2026-02-27T22:52:29Z @tobiu referenced in commit `f5b3f2f` - "docs(release-notes): Add Zero-Latency Scrolling terminology to Hero Story 2 (#9341)"
- 2026-02-27T23:03:56Z @tobiu referenced in commit `b77719a` - "docs(release-notes): Refine VDOM lifecycle shift explanation to clarify Main Thread deltas (#9341)"
### @tobiu - 2026-02-27T23:07:04Z

Completed drafting and refining Hero Story 2: The Grid Rewrite. Added deep architectural details regarding Row Pooling, Fixed-DOM-Order, Surgical DOM Moves, and VDOM Lifecycle shifts.

- 2026-02-27T23:07:05Z @tobiu closed this issue

