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If only we could progressively enhance a page rather than stunt them via lazy loading.

• Izkata 3y ago
  Image-wise, isn't GIF capable of that? I remember back in the dialup days some image type would be quickly visible but very pixelated, then slowly get more detail as more of the image downloaded.
  • xnx 3y ago
    The JPEG standard includes an option for displaying images progressively so that you see large blocks of color that continue to refine into more pixels as the image downloads. In the mid 90's on a 14.4K modem you had plenty of time to watch this happen. I miss the effect, but fortunately most connections are now fast enough where the intermediate step wouldn't be noticeable for a single image.
    • lxgr 3y ago
      That doesn’t help today though (at least not without additional mechanisms): Each individual internet connection is often fast enough, and actually used bandwidth is more of a concern than saturating an individual connection.
• lxgr 3y ago
  That would require a new browser feature or image metadata tag that indicates “load only until here if not visible”, right? Or do you mean web developers should manually swap assets based on visibility, rather than make a binary load/don’t load decision?