What happens to beauty in such a world? Algorithms have been designed to deliver agreeableness, an aesthetic of comfort and monotony. Yet, in general, an aesthetic demands a kind of reflective judgement, a contemplative distance. An aesthetic of the smooth asks nothing.

Awww what a good little beast. She looks even more adorbs in a tile layout.

Imagine, for a second, how disorienting it would be if touching a doorknob teleported you to the other side of the door. Navigating the web feels like using a teleporting doorknob. Layouts change, elements rearrange or disappear, and it takes time for the user to adjust. Smooth transitions reduce the effort it takes for users to get settled into a new environment.

Didn’t I say Redux makes it possible to implement features with minimal code? This is a bit like using a dishwasher. First, you’d have to spend the time carefully arranging the dishes in rows. Not until then you will see the benefits of the dishwasher: saving time on actually cleaning the dishes, sanitizing the dishes etc. You have to decide whether the preparation time is worth it

When a site is loaded with these tests, things can get downright ugly.

The code snippet below shows a full end to end check for validating a password (it’s static and must match “bambi”, my favorite cartoon character as a child).