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AMP loads "instantly" because Chrome preloads it, not because they're very fast. A simple page like [1] loads over a dozen JS files (including stuff like "amp-a
by icebraining 8y ago
AMP loads "instantly" because Chrome preloads it, not because they're very fast. A simple page like [1] loads over a dozen JS files (including stuff like "amp-analytics"), which expand to over 1MB of code that has to be parsed.
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-44802666 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-44802666
- Zarel 8y agoFair, but keep in mind that AMP loads scripts async, so the page is finished loading and usable well before stuff like amp-analytics is done being downloaded.