GoKawiilEvery Frame Perfect
A while ago I was reading about Wayland and this quote stuck with me:
A stated goal of Wayland is “every frame is perfect”.
And I think this is a goal we should all aspire to. Wayland is talking about the technical side of things (modern GPU stacks are very complex and Wayland is trying to take control back) but it could be applied to UI too.
The rule of thumb is:
If I take a screenshot of your app at any moment, it must make sense
Why care about every frame? It builds trust. Users can’t see the code, so UI is the only way for them to judge the quality of the app. If UI looks good, that means developers had time to polish it, which means that they probably spent a comparable amount of time to iron out the code. It’s a heuristic, but a reasonable one.
Now, what does it mean in practice? I can think of a few things:
No white flashes between screens.
No partially loaded content.
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