Making Instagram.com faster: Part 3 – cache first
> we immediately present users with a cached copy of their previous feed and stories tray, and then replace it with fresh data once it’s availableI vehemently HATE this pattern.I'm on a slow connection, and I open the app.Yay, I see some (cached) content. I start reading.After a random amount of time EVERYTHING CHANGES, and I can't get back to it. It's gone, for all intents and purposes, forever.I'd love to have a something which tells me there's fresh content to be had, and that I could - if and when I so wanted - CHOOSE to see it.