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This is a regrettable redesign. Every page loads a megabyte of crap (640 KB "names.txt" file + 260KB jquery) and requires javascript for what could be a static

This is a regrettable redesign. Every page loads a megabyte of crap (640 KB "names.txt" file + 260KB jquery) and requires javascript for what could be a static text site.

imode 10y ago
I really have to wonder why he did it instead of just migrating everything to a strictly static set of pages. no javascript. the wiki's been locked for quite a while. why not keep it that way. the existing commentary is at least more valuable than the ability to edit it. provide a static mirror, ward, and I won't have to mirror your "database" of json! ;)
rcarmo 10y ago
Yeah. This tweet summarizes it nicely: https://twitter.com/errstr/status/792418938881662976 https://twitter.com/errstr/status/792418938881662976
- Keverw 10y ago
  I wonder why they didn't use the minified version of jquery? Would of been a lot smaller.
  - rcarmo 10y ago
    Or Zepto. I saw nothing happening that couldn't be done with it.
TheDrizzle43 10y ago
The content is gzipped so it actually loads 384kb.
rincebrain 10y ago
If done correctly, that could be a constant overhead that the browser caches, and you move on. That's not particularly helpful for people crawling and not keeping state between page hits, but it should make a difference for end users if done right.