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Displaying a loading spinner in under 50ms while waiting for a 500ms request to complete doesn't necessarily build a strong relationship.

SPAs can start off with the good intention of being low-latency and responsive. But when you're backed by a web server, you still have to account for it though optimistic rendering, prefetching, and loading states. Getting it right can be an excellent UX, but it's easy to get very wrong.




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