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A site can look fast and still feel slow.
The usual problem is interaction latency: filters lag, menus hesitate, forms pause, and buttons feel sticky after the page loads.
That is exactly why frontend performance work is not just about page-load scores. It is also about keeping the UI responsive once real users start clicking.
When a team fixes that, the product feels more trustworthy immediately.
I work on this kind of frontend performance cleanup on Contra.
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This is what I mean when I say I don't design screens. I design decisions
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