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One data point : Their Hackernews clone based on their own SPA framework is much slower than the plain old HTML site.
by thewarrior 10y ago
One data point :
Their Hackernews clone based on their own SPA framework is much slower than the plain old HTML site.
- jjallen 10y agoI was wondering about this too, but doesn't it have to get the data from the original site? The total network download is also many times the original at 233KB versus 11KB for Hacker News.
- Yaggo 10y agoAlso, we don't know what kind of server resources they use vs. HN. The initial weight of SPA is typically much more than "plain html" site, but that's the price you pay for client-side functionality. Also, there exist more lightweight alternatives for React, e.g. Preact.
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- scottmf 10y agoIt's a bad example and not representative as far as performance is concerned.