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This is my most recent favorite. https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop Total download size is 6.87MB and over 6s to render it, for a p

This is my most recent favorite. https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop Total download size is 6.87MB and over 6s to render it, for a page with some nonsense overview text, and four pictures. Completely ludicrous.

PunchTornado 8y ago
the 3 images have over 5MB. no optimization at all I assume.
- oblio 8y ago
  I wish all common CMSes just did this automatically. Or do they do it, already? (WordPress, Drupal, etc.)
  - tbirrell 8y ago
    WordPress does if I recall correctly. Though it's been a few years since I've worked with it.
  - CM30 8y ago
    They've all at least got convenient extensions you can install to auto optimise images, like with EWWW Image Optimizer or Smush Image Optimiser for WordPress.
- Twirrim 8y ago
  https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubuntu.com%2Fdesktop https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=... suggests that the images aren't that bad, only one image is unoptimised, and you'd only shave off a meg from the final size.
  - RussianCow 8y ago
    Running the topmost image through Compressor.io gives a ~82% file size reduction with no noticeable image quality loss, and converting the next one from a PNG to a JPEG reduces the size by ~77%. I think there is clearly room for improvement here.
reaperducer 8y ago
You'll enjoy the monstrosity that is FontAwesome. Example: https://fontawesome.com/icons/accessible-icon?style=brands https://fontawesome.com/icons/accessible-icon?style=brands 12.75 seconds to load 8.22 MB of data about... a single icon.
- Sir_Cmpwn 8y ago
  FontAwesome 5 is better. I just integrated this with sr.ht and I can embed each individual svg file direclty into the page when it's rendered server-side. Negligible bandwidth.
  - reaperducer 8y ago
    I'm not talking about putting FA5 content into a page. I'm talking about FA's own page. The entire site is an unnecessary resource hog.
    - Sir_Cmpwn 8y ago
      Oh yeah it's awful for sure.

PunchTornado 8y ago

the 3 images have over 5MB. no optimization at all I assume.

oblio 8y ago
I wish all common CMSes just did this automatically. Or do they do it, already? (WordPress, Drupal, etc.)
- tbirrell 8y ago
  WordPress does if I recall correctly. Though it's been a few years since I've worked with it.
- CM30 8y ago
  They've all at least got convenient extensions you can install to auto optimise images, like with EWWW Image Optimizer or Smush Image Optimiser for WordPress.
Twirrim 8y ago
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubuntu.com%2Fdesktop https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=... suggests that the images aren't that bad, only one image is unoptimised, and you'd only shave off a meg from the final size.
- RussianCow 8y ago
  Running the topmost image through Compressor.io gives a ~82% file size reduction with no noticeable image quality loss, and converting the next one from a PNG to a JPEG reduces the size by ~77%. I think there is clearly room for improvement here.

reaperducer 8y ago

You'll enjoy the monstrosity that is FontAwesome. Example: https://fontawesome.com/icons/accessible-icon?style=brands https://fontawesome.com/icons/accessible-icon?style=brands 12.75 seconds to load 8.22 MB of data about... a single icon.

Sir_Cmpwn 8y ago
FontAwesome 5 is better. I just integrated this with sr.ht and I can embed each individual svg file direclty into the page when it's rendered server-side. Negligible bandwidth.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  I'm not talking about putting FA5 content into a page. I'm talking about FA's own page. The entire site is an unnecessary resource hog.
  - Sir_Cmpwn 8y ago
    Oh yeah it's awful for sure.