> Animations are a particularly egregious visual gimmick some lightweight animations might work to cover actual loading times. > The learing curve is steep, b

> Animations are a particularly egregious visual gimmick some lightweight animations might work to cover actual loading times. > The learing curve is steep, but rewarding That's almost a contradiction, at least considering parts of the curve. If you average an upward curve to a linear function, of course the slope will look less steep over time than it actually is at the time.