If only my PMs had cared... I previously worked on a monstrosity where the input state was owned by the backend via huge incomprehensible metadata updates. Eve

If only my PMs had cared... I previously worked on a monstrosity where the input state was owned by the backend via huge incomprehensible metadata updates. Every keystroke had to be submitted (and thus actions fired) because a field update could invalidate other fields on the grid and the user could feel the latency (~400ms roundtrip?) between each keystroke. The backend team was sure they had discovered some magic sauce and I noped out of there before my next bonus