https://devops-monk.com/tags/sorting/Recent content in Sorting on Devops MonkHugoen-usSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-boot-pagination-sorting/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-boot-pagination-sorting/Returning all records from a large table in a single response is a recipe for slow APIs and crashed servers. Pagination is not optional — this article shows how to implement it properly with Spring Data. The Problem with Returning Everything // Never do this for large datasets @GetMapping("/api/orders") public List<Order> getOrders() { return orderRepository.findAll(); // 1 million orders → OutOfMemoryError } Even for “small” tables, always paginate. Requirements change, data grows.