The confirmation design pattern isn’t something to be taken lightly. If applied erroneously, or not at all, users may commit unintended havoc. 

Confirmations ask a user to verify whether they want to proceed or cancel a requested action. Confirmations are used for destructive actions, like deleting a photo album, or consequential actions, like publishing this article.

At first, a better button design was the response to the flat design trend. Buttons were less like buttons and could cause unintentionally harmful actions.

But with virtual reality, augmented reality, wearables, and gesture/voice-based interfaces of all kinds, we are moving to a future wher...