improve hover performance

src/app/app.css

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   border: 1px solid #30363d;
   border-radius: 18px;
   background: rgba(22, 27, 34, 0.75);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(9px);
   z-index: 3;
   transition:
     top 260ms ease,

src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.css

@@ -37,35 +37,9 @@ h2 {
 
 .stack-carousel-column {
   position: relative;
-  --left-fade-size: 0px;
-  --right-fade-size: 0px;
   width: calc(100% - (var(--carousel-nav-space) * 2));
   margin-inline: auto;
   overflow: hidden;
-  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(
-    to right,
-    transparent 0,
-    #000 var(--left-fade-size),
-    #000 calc(100% - var(--right-fade-size)),
-    transparent 100%
-  );
-  mask-image: linear-gradient(
-    to right,
-    transparent 0,
-    #000 var(--left-fade-size),
-    #000 calc(100% - var(--right-fade-size)),
-    transparent 100%
-  );
-  -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-  mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-}
-
-.stack-carousel-column.has-left-fade {
-  --left-fade-size: var(--carousel-edge-fade-size);
-}
-
-.stack-carousel-column.has-right-fade {
-  --right-fade-size: var(--carousel-edge-fade-size);
 }
 
 .stack-carousel {
@@ -118,8 +92,7 @@ h2 {
   height: 1.2rem;
   object-fit: contain;
   opacity: 0.92;
-  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(1.25) contrast(0.92);
-  transition: transform 140ms ease, opacity 140ms ease, filter 140ms ease;
+  transition: transform 140ms ease, opacity 140ms ease;
 }
 
 .skill-fallback {
@@ -159,7 +132,6 @@ h2 {
 .stack-slide:focus-within .skill-logo {
   opacity: 1;
   transform: scale(1.04);
-  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(1.4) contrast(1);
 }
 
 .carousel-btn {

src/components/tech-stack-carousel/tech-stack-carousel.ts

@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   private isPausePendingStop = false;
   private isTouchInteracting = false;
   private isProgrammaticScrollUpdate = false;
-  private readonly autoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 72;
+  private lastFadeStateUpdateTime = 0;
+  private readonly autoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 48;
   private readonly speedRampDurationMs = 420;
   private readonly speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond = 0.5;
   private readonly touchScrollResumeDelayMs = 1200;
   private readonly hoverPauseDelayMs = 300;
+  private readonly fadeUpdateIntervalMs = 96;
   isAutoScrolling = false;
   showLeftFade = false;
   showRightFade = false;
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       this.updateFadeState();
       this.resumeAutoScroll();
     }, 0);
+
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange);
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     this.clearScheduledResume();
     this.clearScheduledHoverPause();
     this.pauseAutoScroll();
+    document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange);
     this.isAutoScrolling = false;
   }
 
@@ -168,6 +173,10 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   resumeAutoScroll(): void {
+    if (document.hidden) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (this.isTouchInteracting) {
       this.scheduleResume(this.touchScrollResumeDelayMs);
       return;
@@ -208,7 +217,11 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         this.autoAdvanceStack(carousel, deltaMs, this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond);
       }
 
-      this.updateFadeState(carousel);
+      if (timestamp - this.lastFadeStateUpdateTime >= this.fadeUpdateIntervalMs) {
+        this.updateFadeState(carousel);
+        this.lastFadeStateUpdateTime = timestamp;
+      }
+
       this.syncAutoScrollState();
 
       if (this.isPausePendingStop && this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond <= this.speedStopThresholdPxPerSecond) {
@@ -353,7 +366,17 @@ export class TechStackCarousel implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     this.currentAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
     this.targetAutoScrollSpeedPxPerSecond = 0;
     this.lastAutoScrollTime = 0;
+    this.lastFadeStateUpdateTime = 0;
     this.syncAutoScrollState();
   }
+
+  private readonly onVisibilityChange = (): void => {
+    if (document.hidden) {
+      this.pauseAutoScrollImmediately();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.scheduleResume(320);
+  };
 }