My Jira experience improved a lot when I wrote a tool that parses and serves the content of HTTP Archive files - not having to wait for all those panels, menus

My Jira experience improved a lot when I wrote a tool that parses and serves the content of HTTP Archive files - not having to wait for all those panels, menus etc. was a huge boon, even if this view was necessarily read-only. Also I'm pretty sure Jira saved my friend's marriage because he used the free version to coordinate finishing up their house. Lastly while JQL has limited capabilities, it's better than having a bunch of API endpoints. That being said it still baffles me how badly some UI elements are done there. Especially the menus would benefit greatly from some caching or preloading.