Ilya Birman’s Blog

I’ve published a lot of stuff designed for Chelyabinsk transport over the years:

Let’s talk about software lag.

By “lag” I don’t mean things that take time in general. I mean delays that interrupt the flow of interaction, causing frustration. If your computer is downloading five gigabytes of data, compiling a large project, or rendering a video, those tasks may take a while — but that’s not lag...