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Skeletons often have a shimmer effect that indicates that the content is loading. I don't see much difference between them. A skeleton loader is functionally a

by yreg 5y ago

Skeletons often have a shimmer effect that indicates that the content is loading. I don't see much difference between them. A skeleton loader is functionally a spinner that in a clear way reserves the space for the component being loaded.

exodust 5y ago
> in a clear way Skeletons are less clear because broken or missing things on a page can sometimes look like skeletons. Loading spinners never look broken or ambiguous. I don't think it really matters. Skeletons might be better for the type of layout, and loading spinners shouldn't be overused. Skeletons shouldn't be overused either. The article is strongly opinionated that loading spinners are just bad full stop. I doubt that claim. They are universally recognised even more than hamburger menu icons.