performance: add memoization to react-markdown

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Description

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Research direction

Examine the react markdown component to identify which parts are re rendering unnecessarily. Use React.memo or useMemo to cache expensive computations and prevent re renders when props haven't changed.

Tech stack

typescriptreact

Domain

frontend

Issue type

Performance

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Mostly clear

Prerequisites

ReactTypeScript

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

70