Pattern 04 / Product craftReady / 2025

Instant interfaces

Performance is not a graph; it is how much the product makes the user wait before thought can continue.

The problem

Software that makes people wait breaks flow. The product should feel ready before the user has time to notice the network.

The build

Ready uses React Query persistence to demonstrate how an app feels when the important state is already present.

Learning

Latency is a craft problem.