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title: "A Slow Page May Be Answering the Wrong Question"
canonical: https://dxdev.com/blog/2026-04-17_slow-page-wrong-question/
datePublished: 2026-04-17
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# A Slow Page May Be Answering the Wrong Question

A slow screen is not always a performance problem first; it may be gathering information no one needs.

## The practical check

Start with the decision the person needs to make, then measure whether the page is doing unnecessary work.

## Where AI fits

AI can match each requested datum to the user question and identify expensive work that does not change the decision.

## The human decision

People define what the screen must answer and what evidence makes it reliable.

## The lesson

Speed improves when a page stops answering questions no one came to ask.

The Build Log companion examines expensive work that does not change the user’s decision.