Bricks nestable elements cut DOM nodes 38% on a card grid

Bricks nestable elements cut DOM nodes 38% on a card grid

A pricing/comparison grid built with stacked containers had deep wrapper nesting. We rebuilt it using Bricks' nestable elements to flatten the structure.

Measured on the rebuilt grid:
— DOM nodes per card 31 to 19
— Total page nodes ~38% lower
— Style recalc time in DevTools dropped noticeably on resize

Pros:
— Flatter DOM helps mobile rendering and accessibility
— Easier to read and edit the structure tree

Cons:
— Rebuilding existing layouts is fiddly hand-work
— Easy to over-flatten and lose useful grouping

Best for: interaction-heavy grids and tables where deep wrapper nesting from container stacking is slowing repaints.