> Then it hit me… there was nothing “wrong”, the page accurately and reliably reflected the latest data, BUT it didn’t tell the user what it was doing, or why nothing had changed, or what it was “looking” for new data in the background.
Perhaps actually the problem was more fundamental. The page didn't tell the user that it was showing latest data. E.g. "Updated 2s ago".
> Then it hit me… there was nothing “wrong”, the page accurately and reliably reflected the latest data, BUT it didn’t tell the user what it was doing, or why nothing had changed, or what it was “looking” for new data in the background.
Perhaps actually the problem was more fundamental. The page didn't tell the user that it was showing latest data. E.g. "Updated 2s ago".