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> It seems to not run any scripts when testing They source their claim to a WebPageTest run [1], and WPT does run scripts. I can reproduce their results as:
by jefftk 5y ago
> It seems to not run any scripts when testing
They source their claim to a WebPageTest run [1], and WPT does run scripts. I can reproduce their results as:
1. Open an incognito window in Chrome
2. Open devtools, and configure it as mobile
3. Navigate to reddit.com
4. See ~1.5MB transferred
[1] https://www.webpagetest.org/result/210707_AiDc36_6f01cdff93b8299725303f88e60febbc/1/details/#waterfall_view_step1 https://www.webpagetest.org/result/210707_AiDc36_6f01cdff93b...
- sdflhasjd 5y agoYou're right. Reddit seems to load a different homepage based on useragent. I was using Firefox, but I could get the 1.55MB result by trying that.
- jefftk 5y agoI get 1.22MB in Firefox with a similar approach: 1. New private browsing window 2. Open devtools networking 3. Responsive design mode: Galaxy S9 4. Load reddit.com
- justanotherguy0 5y agoIT'S BETTER ON THE APP >>>DOWNLOAD THE APP<<<
- app4soft 5y ago[ Got it ][0] [0] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.quantumbadger.redreader/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.quantumbadger.redreader/
- vorticalbox 5y agoI just did this in in private tabs and got: firefox: 17.85 / 12.54 MB transferred, brave: 15 MB, vivaldi: 9.6 MB, chromium: 13.1 MB,
- jefftk 5y agoDid you configure it as a mobile browser? Your numbers are about what I get if I configure it as desktop.
- vorticalbox 5y agoI did not I tested as a desktop, using a mobile does drop it down to ~2 MB. I actually think that Reddit is just loading less of the posts due to the small screen.
- retSava 5y agofirefox with ublock origin, privacy badger and overall stuff turned off: 16.17 / 11.44 MB. Haven't scrolled anywhere yet.
- liveoneggs 5y agoyou need to tell it to scroll and things https://blog.webpagetest.org/posts/understanding-the-new-cumulative-layout-shift/ https://blog.webpagetest.org/posts/understanding-the-new-cum...
- jefftk 5y agoBoth WPT and browser devtools will, by default, tell you the data usage that happens just by visiting a page. As you interact with a page, for example by scrolling Reddit, you will cause more network traffic, yes. Since Reddit does infinite scroll, you can get Reddit to use arbitrary amounts of traffic this way.
- liveoneggs 5y agoI was attempting to explain the disagreement up-thread. Also that article is full of really good tips and I just felt like posting it.
- bl5THJUSFXWy4ii 5y agoThe old mobile site (i.reddit.com) cuts that in half to ~700 kB transferred.