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When Gmail first came out I was amazed at how fast it was, so much faster than the native outlook client I used at the time, wow! How is that even possible in j

When Gmail first came out I was amazed at how fast it was, so much faster than the native outlook client I used at the time, wow! How is that even possible in javascript! Now gmail is slower than most any other website I use regularly. Can't even refresh the inbox in less than three seconds. I've noticed the same slower by a bit every year pattern with google maps too. I'm afraid to click anything when I have a map open because I know it might trigger a repaint which will cause me to sigh and switch to another tab while it chugs for a few seconds to accomplish this.

ocdtrekkie 8y ago
The difference in performance between Fastmail and the new Gmail interface right now is freaking stunning. I still load Gmail every few days to see if I have email there, and it's like waiting for Windows 98 to boot.
- joobus 8y ago
  Setup forwarding in Gmail to send to a fastmail address. Problem solved.
  - ocdtrekkie 8y ago
    This was actually an intentional choice not to do that. Setting up forwarding means you may have email continually passing through Google servers you didn't realize was still doing so. By having a hard cut between the two, I know for a fact that any email received at FastMail is not going through my Gmail account, and any email received at Gmail is, and needs to have the contact information updated. I have a vacation auto-responder permanently on on Gmail as well to notify any individuals who hit my old address where my new address is.
- mortehu 8y ago
  The main Gmail desktop website is sort of like a desktop application. Most active users keep it permanently open. Try https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/ , https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/ or https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/mu/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/mu/ (on mobile these will redirect unless you enable "request desktop site")
  - spurgu 8y ago
    This is brilliant. Using the last one. And now https://m.facebook.com/messages/ https://m.facebook.com/messages/ for FB messenger as well. Thank you for this kind sir! edit: Last one because it supports keyboard shortcuts.
komali2 8y ago
Not web dev related, but related to Google not focusing on performance: the latest Android release of Google Maps is actually non-functional on my Galaxy S7 because of how slow it is. It completely overloads RAM and crashes. Every time. Hilarious.
- 05 8y ago
  You should probably try their third world app version: Google Maps Go Edition. (See e.g. https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/02/google-maps-go-edition-beta-available-us.html https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/02/google-maps-go-editi...)
  - jniedrauer 8y ago
    I'm kind of disappointed that this isn't Go the programming language. I thought "that'd be really cool, porting android apps from Java to Go." But no, turns out there are only so many creative words you can come up with when "google" is your starting point.
- imrehg 8y ago
  Gosh, thanks for this note! I thought it was just me and my 2.5 years old HTC that can't keep up. It is totally unusable as you say, for a few weeks now (crashes, slow, markers/directions not show at all while the app thinks it does)...

ocdtrekkie 8y ago

The difference in performance between Fastmail and the new Gmail interface right now is freaking stunning. I still load Gmail every few days to see if I have email there, and it's like waiting for Windows 98 to boot.

joobus 8y ago
Setup forwarding in Gmail to send to a fastmail address. Problem solved.
- ocdtrekkie 8y ago
  This was actually an intentional choice not to do that. Setting up forwarding means you may have email continually passing through Google servers you didn't realize was still doing so. By having a hard cut between the two, I know for a fact that any email received at FastMail is not going through my Gmail account, and any email received at Gmail is, and needs to have the contact information updated. I have a vacation auto-responder permanently on on Gmail as well to notify any individuals who hit my old address where my new address is.
mortehu 8y ago
The main Gmail desktop website is sort of like a desktop application. Most active users keep it permanently open. Try https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/ , https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/ or https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/mu/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/mu/ (on mobile these will redirect unless you enable "request desktop site")
- spurgu 8y ago
  This is brilliant. Using the last one. And now https://m.facebook.com/messages/ https://m.facebook.com/messages/ for FB messenger as well. Thank you for this kind sir! edit: Last one because it supports keyboard shortcuts.

komali2 8y ago

Not web dev related, but related to Google not focusing on performance: the latest Android release of Google Maps is actually non-functional on my Galaxy S7 because of how slow it is. It completely overloads RAM and crashes. Every time. Hilarious.

05 8y ago
You should probably try their third world app version: Google Maps Go Edition. (See e.g. https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/02/google-maps-go-edition-beta-available-us.html https://www.androidinfotech.com/2018/02/google-maps-go-editi...)
- jniedrauer 8y ago
  I'm kind of disappointed that this isn't Go the programming language. I thought "that'd be really cool, porting android apps from Java to Go." But no, turns out there are only so many creative words you can come up with when "google" is your starting point.
imrehg 8y ago
Gosh, thanks for this note! I thought it was just me and my 2.5 years old HTC that can't keep up. It is totally unusable as you say, for a few weeks now (crashes, slow, markers/directions not show at all while the app thinks it does)...