Re:Dirty Coding Tricks
by Swizec on Thursday January 08, 2015 @06:09PM
(#8859655)
> Put another way: Whether $APP takes 0.1 seconds or 1.9 seconds to do something does not at all change what time I'm leaving at the end of the day.
But it does greatly change how annoyed you leave at the end of day.
Not to mention any noticeable delay in load times will quickly get people to start multitasking, which can easily change a 2s delay into a 2min delay. This can easily ... well it does make a difference.
I noticed this mostly while testing code. After clicking through the interface many times it can easily add up to an hour less actual work getting done that day.
But it does greatly change how annoyed you leave at the end of day.
Not to mention any noticeable delay in load times will quickly get people to start multitasking, which can easily change a 2s delay into a 2min delay. This can easily ... well it does make a difference.
I noticed this mostly while testing code. After clicking through the interface many times it can easily add up to an hour less actual work getting done that day.