Re:Why has no one made a better Goodreads
by Conlectus on Friday April 16, 2021 @07:28PM
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Yes, it is. The popularly cited studies these days suggest an upper limit of one second to ensure a user maintains flow.
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And consistent <250ms will feel like magic — try pinboard as an example of lightning fast UI
Re:Why has no one made a better Goodreads
by stjohnswarts on Friday April 16, 2021 @10:23PM
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Pinboard doesn't have near the traffic or complexity as goodreads. It's basically fetching text out of a database with a user-id lookup. No multiple databases for books, user profile, reviews, etc.