kepano @stephango.com · Dec 26 What do I mean when I say everything in Obsidian should feel instantaneous? No more than 0.1 seconds. The target was established in 1968 by Robert Miller and well described in 1993 by Jakob Nielsen here:
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I would say that in the age of direct interaction - i.e., physical motion visible at the same time as the UI, such as touchscreens and XR headsets, that number is 10ms, and ideally 1: youtu.be/vOvQCPLkPt4?...
I’ve often wondered whether these numbers would be even tighter these days given the erosion of attention spans 🤔
Had that not been possible with the current technology stack, would you have considered overhauling Obsidian more intensely (ex: rewrite in another language) to achieve that?
It's worth studying the classics of interaction design. "Response Times: The 3 Important Limits" by Jakob Nielsen (1993) www.nngroup.com/articles/res...