That instinct is rooted in how technical minds work. Here's the thing: boost an API by 20%, and developers will naturally gravitate toward it—no second thoughts. But here's the catch: the end user? They won't feel a thing. The speed gain exists in the developer's workflow, not in the final consumer experience. It's the gap between what appeals to builders and what actually moves the needle for people using the product.
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MerkleTreeHugger
· 7h ago
This is a typical case of "self-satisfaction optimization," where developers feel good but users don't notice.
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Layer2Observer
· 8h ago
This is a typical "self-satisfaction optimization," where a 20% API speedup is imperceptible to users. From an engineering perspective, this gap indeed exists universally—developers are immersed in performance metrics, while users simply don't notice.
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ChainBrain
· 8h ago
Developers having fun, but user experience is the real thing.
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LiquidatedThrice
· 8h ago
It's the same old trick again, tech people hyping up their own optimizations, while user experience remains unchanged...
That instinct is rooted in how technical minds work. Here's the thing: boost an API by 20%, and developers will naturally gravitate toward it—no second thoughts. But here's the catch: the end user? They won't feel a thing. The speed gain exists in the developer's workflow, not in the final consumer experience. It's the gap between what appeals to builders and what actually moves the needle for people using the product.