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Shameless self-promotion: the homepage of plaintextsports.com is 5.2kb today [1], an in-progress WNBA game (4th quarter) is 11.2kb [2], and an extra inning MLB

Shameless self-promotion: the homepage of plaintextsports.com is 5.2kb today [1], an in-progress WNBA game (4th quarter) is 11.2kb [2], and an extra inning MLB game is 8.8kb [3]. I wasn't aware of this size threshold, and I'm not at this level of optimization, but I'm always pleased to find more evidence of my playful claim that it's the "fastest website in the history of the internet". [1]: https://plaintextsports.com/all/2022-08-24/ https://plaintextsports.com/all/2022-08-24/ [2]: https://plaintextsports.com/wnba/2022-08-24/conn-dal https://plaintextsports.com/wnba/2022-08-24/conn-dal [3]: https://plaintextsports.com/mlb/2022-08-24/laa-tb https://plaintextsports.com/mlb/2022-08-24/laa-tb

smt88 4y ago
It's very small, but it's difficult to scan and painful to read. You could easily use built-in HTML structures to make it actually readable. Your site is, in my opinion, as much a deviation from the old readable web as the over-designed modern sites are. There are lots[1] of small, "class-less" CSS libraries that would keep your site as small (or smaller, with tree-shaking in a modern build system) and it would end up much more user-friendly. 1. https://css-tricks.com/no-class-css-frameworks/ https://css-tricks.com/no-class-css-frameworks/
- conductr 4y ago
  The Light Mode toggle pretty much fixed it for me. Dark Mode on this was harsh and difficult to scan/read
  - YLE118 4y ago
    I found it easy to read on my phone in light mode, still easy to skim in dark mode but the losing team text is too dark and I have to focus to read it.
- bee_rider 4y ago
  It looks like it is designed to be a sidebar.
- agos 4y ago
  or at least a bigger font-size
naet 4y ago
I check local scores on your site all the time, it rocks!
qudat 4y ago
I wish I were into sports, I'd definitely use this! It fits nicely into the smol web
opan 4y ago
I don't watch sports, but I love how this site looks! It reminds me of wttr.in a bit.
andrewf 4y ago
I'm not at this level of optimization I think you are! It's less work to keep it simple, than to make it heavy then try to pare it back.
leke 4y ago
Great use of `white-space: pre-wrap;`
dfee 4y ago
Fantastic. I’ve finally found a tolerable sports site.
network2592 4y ago
It has a pleasing teletext aesthetic. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext
- simonjgreen 4y ago
  Exactly where my head went too. I immediately had memories of Ceefax scrolling.
shiredude95 4y ago
so good! added to my bookmarks for future visits.

smt88 4y ago

It's very small, but it's difficult to scan and painful to read. You could easily use built-in HTML structures to make it actually readable. Your site is, in my opinion, as much a deviation from the old readable web as the over-designed modern sites are. There are lots[1] of small, "class-less" CSS libraries that would keep your site as small (or smaller, with tree-shaking in a modern build system) and it would end up much more user-friendly. 1. https://css-tricks.com/no-class-css-frameworks/ https://css-tricks.com/no-class-css-frameworks/

conductr 4y ago
The Light Mode toggle pretty much fixed it for me. Dark Mode on this was harsh and difficult to scan/read
- YLE118 4y ago
  I found it easy to read on my phone in light mode, still easy to skim in dark mode but the losing team text is too dark and I have to focus to read it.
bee_rider 4y ago
It looks like it is designed to be a sidebar.
agos 4y ago
or at least a bigger font-size

naet 4y ago

I check local scores on your site all the time, it rocks!

qudat 4y ago

I wish I were into sports, I'd definitely use this! It fits nicely into the smol web

opan 4y ago

I don't watch sports, but I love how this site looks! It reminds me of wttr.in a bit.

andrewf 4y ago

I'm not at this level of optimization I think you are! It's less work to keep it simple, than to make it heavy then try to pare it back.

leke 4y ago

Great use of `white-space: pre-wrap;`

dfee 4y ago

Fantastic. I’ve finally found a tolerable sports site.

network2592 4y ago

It has a pleasing teletext aesthetic. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext

simonjgreen 4y ago
Exactly where my head went too. I immediately had memories of Ceefax scrolling.

shiredude95 4y ago

so good! added to my bookmarks for future visits.