Beautiful is Better
To be fair, the meme cannon `/refresh` page was initially meant for admins only.
But oh Lord was it ugly.
You know what else is ugly?
Stupidly wasted time.
Take a look at this table analyzing the time it takes the average user to sign in.
| Strategy | Seconds | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sign in with Google | 3.86 | 65% |
| Password | 7.22 | 27% |
| Email OTP | 42.84 | 5.3% |
| "Magic Link" | 56.85 | 1.6% |
[Sampled from 2.5 million sign ins]
By forcing my users to use "One Time Passwords" I am shaving seconds off their life.
`(42.84 - 3.86) * 2.5 million = ~97 million seconds`
That is ~1127 days of human life flying out the window!
Sure, maybe I don't have 2.5 million users.
Sure, maybe I quite literally have 1 user of this portal.
But there ain't no way I'm going to waste their 30 seconds.
So now my `/refresh` page is 10x quicker and much easier to use.
Now that is beautiful.