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Not to sound like a bummer here, but I'm not sure what kind of computer is needed to open this webpage. Simply scrolling up and down that website causes my comp
by foo303 10y ago
Not to sound like a bummer here, but I'm not sure what kind of computer is needed to open this webpage. Simply scrolling up and down that website causes my computer to almost freeze. Firefox 49.0 user here. I would profile it, but I'm afraid of having to restart the computer as a result.
Edit: It looks amazing. (Still the performance issue is reproducible easily)
- ggregoire 10y agoNo performance issues here with Chrome and a Macbook Air 2012 (i5 & 4GB RAM).
- vvanders 10y agoSame here, almost hung Firefox on my ultrabook.
- mattnewton 10y agoMobile safari works for me on an iPhone 7. Maybe it's a Firefox-specific issue they didn't test for?
- nawitus 10y agoIt's almost unusable on Firefox, rather slow on Edge but fast on Chrome for me.
- matthuggins 10y agoI had the same issue as OP on mobile Chrome.
- powvans 10y agoI'm seeing the same issue in Safari on iPhone 6s running iOS 10.
- mintplant 10y agoDoesn't give me confidence that they've done much cross-browser testing...
- crashedsnow 10y agoYeah.. docs are also weirdly truncated on chrome/android.
- sotojuan 10y agoThis is what happens when you only test your web app in super fast internet on a maxed out MacBook using Chrome.
- guilamu 10y agoI'm running a core i5 @4 ghz + 16 gb of ram and it's till slughish as hell on FF.
- Numberwang 10y agoYou guys should upgrade to Chrome.
- elcct 10y agoIt crawls on my Chrome with i7
- IanCal 10y agoMac, chrome and an i7 here (early 2011 though). Seems fine. A little jerkier than other sites but not particularly bad.
- Fifer82 10y agoIt would be like death itself on Firefox, consider it an upgrade
- Numberwang 10y agoUpgrade to PC and Windows.
- oridecon 10y agoJust having the page open kicks my CPU to 4.6 GHz and I can hear my fan going crazy, Chromium 56. Doesn't happen in the documentation or checking the examples.
- seanp2k2 10y ago
- drieddust 10y agoNo issues on Windows 10 Build 10240 with either Chrome Version 54.0.2840.71 m (64-bit) or Firefox 49.0.2.
- pacomerh 10y agoThere's an interactive animation in the header that really makes the page lag a lot when scrolling, spiking the GPU (look at the devtools, also scrolling is being tracked somehow) This is a common problem with landing pages that promote things. Developers should pay more attention to optimizing the main page that promotes the libraries in question, as it can turn down potential customers ;) I was looking at the other pages from this UI framework (docs), and they're not as near as heavy as the main page, so why not pay more attention and make the landing page lighter. Other than that the components look very refined and worth taking a look.
- raugustinus 10y agoAlthough the docs don't seem to be responsive either.
- rubyfan 10y agoYeah Safari on iOS 10 has a hard time with it. The documentation page doesn't display correctly.
- jasonkillian 10y agoThanks for pointing this out foo303! We're aware of this and tracking it: https://github.com/palantir/blueprint/issues/108 https://github.com/palantir/blueprint/issues/108
- boubiyeah 10y agoAnd the doc has 4.2MB of minified javascript. Jesus christ. Tooks 9 seconds to load the page. All credibility gone. Why would I use components made by people who don't see performance problems?
- jasonkillian 10y agoWe're aware of this: https://github.com/palantir/blueprint/issues/39 https://github.com/palantir/blueprint/issues/39 Feel free to make a PR to improve things boubiyeah, we just haven't gotten to this issue yet.
- boubiyeah 10y ago"I agree that HN and other devs will be ruthless when it comes to perf." hahaha
- rsynnott 10y agoThe funny thing is, so many people don't seem to realise that ordinary end-users will be, too. End-users care about performance. Not all of them necessarily understand that what they care about is performance, but it all contributes to the experience. Even back I need the 90s there was much statistical evidence that the slower a website was, the lower engagement it received.
- caleblloyd 10y agoIs there a demos section? Tried to load http://blueprintjs.com/docs/ http://blueprintjs.com/docs/ on mobile (chrome and Firefox on Android), most of the page is cut out due to scrolling restrictions
- jasonkillian 10y agoThat's the right place to see examples - sorry that it doesn't work well on mobile yet. Just as a caution though, the library, in general, is intended for desktop web applications. We haven't made mobile-compatibility a priority, although at the very least, yes, we would like the docs site to be at least usable on mobile!
- mrkrwtsn 10y agoWorks fine on my laptop in chrome on Linux. Perhaps it's using something that's less optimized in Firefox?
- nine_k 10y agoI used to think that games ate the forefront at the GUI, and mainstream will emulate their approaches. I didn't think that the same is going to the machine performance requirements, though. I still hope the web,will remain usable without maxing out a dual GPU setup.
- adidahiya 10y agoHi folks, I'm one of the developers of this project -- we hear your perf concerns loud and clear and are tracking the issues :) As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, this page was released a little too early while we were still playing around with animations in the header. I've gone ahead and disabled them for now, so you should see leaner CPU utilization now. Thanks for your comments.
- SwellJoe 10y agoEven now, it's still pretty sluggish, all around. My machine is, I think, as big as can be expected (current gen i7, 16GB), though I am on a slow 4G network. But, as others note, it is gorgeous, and the API appears well thought-out, and very complete (or, at least, complete for the kinds of systems UIs I build).
- adriand 10y agoWeird, because on my iPhone 6, it works fine with no detectable performance issues at all.
- realusername 10y agoThere still seems to be some display issues on the header, this is how it looks like on my phone: http://oi64.tinypic.com/125miwj.jpg http://oi64.tinypic.com/125miwj.jpg (and it's blinking).
- meowface 10y agoLooks like a great project, but the landing page is still very scroll-sluggish for me on a 2015 MBP with Chrome.
- rhizome 10y agoWhat might all this say about Palantir's development processes in general?
- nthnclrk 10y agoJust to add another anecdotal experience: Performance is 100% acceptable and fluid on an iPhone 7 in Safari.
- impostervt 10y agoI opened the page and noticed my brand-new laptops fans started screaming. Open Top -> FF is at 106% of CPU. Wth?
- tkubacki 10y agoThis is why I use Dart. When you work at small software house doing plenty of LOB apps, you don't waste customer paid time on manual tree shaking.