TermCraft conventionFoundational

Optimistic UI

Showing the result straight away and fixing it if the request fails.

Definition

Applying a change locally on the assumption it will succeed, then reconciling with the server response.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

Showing the result straight away and fixing it if the request fails.

A like fills in immediately; if the request fails it reverts with an explanation.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

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