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by vscode-rest 80 days ago
Nobody gets promoted for improving web app performance.
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gspetr 79 days ago
Yes, they do. OGs remember that Facebook circa 2012 had navigation take like 5-10 seconds.

Ben Horowitz recalled asking Zuck what his engineer onboarding process was when the latter complained to him about how it took them very long to make changes to code. He basically didn't have any.

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achenet 79 days ago
From: https://hpbn.co/primer-on-latency-and-bandwidth/#speed-is-a-...

> Faster sites lead to better user engagement.

> Faster sites lead to better user retention.

> Faster sites lead to higher conversions.

If it's true that nobody is getting promoted for improving web app performance, that seems like an opportunity. Build an org that rewards web app performance gains, and (in theory) enjoy more users and more money.

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r_lee 79 days ago
yep. I think this is the root problem, not the frameworks themselves
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cess11 79 days ago
If it's slow people also stick around for longer if they have something they must accomplish before leaving.
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