Rounding to 0% is bad because the user may think there's been no progress. Rounding to 100% is bad because the user may think things are done when they aren't.
  • gjoel@programming.devEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Perhaps just never show 0% or 100%? Surely the computer is fast enough to start work before showing the progress bar, and if it’s all done it should move away from the bar.

    • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      I don’t think that’s really the point they’re making. They’re advising not to round very low percentages down to 0% or very high percentages up to 100% because that can be misleading.

      (So I guess, in a way, they agree with you?)