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Workflow Reliability term

Optimistic UI

Updates the interface before the server confirms, with a plan for failure correction.

What it means

Plain meaning

optimistic update: Updates the interface before the server confirms, with a plan for failure correction.

Aliases

optimistic update, local first feedback

Use it when your messy ask mentions

  • feels slow
  • instant feedback
  • saving
  • pending
  • rollback
  • local state

Prompt phrase

Design optimistic UI states for pending, confirmed, failed, and rolled back changes.

Before and after

Weak ask

Fix this feels slow flow.

Exact Terms ask

Design optimistic UI states for pending, confirmed, failed, and rolled back changes.

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