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Have to download the file, then load it on the client. Not sure you can make it much faster.
by open592 3y ago
Have to download the file, then load it on the client. Not sure you can make it much faster.
- choppaface 3y agoIf the pdfs were served by some of the megacaps who posts tons of papers (e.g. Google or Facebook) then it would be an order of magnitude faster. And said megacaps would end up spending peanuts relative to the value they get from arXiv.
- codetrotter 3y agoIt’s better that ArXiv stays not relying on Google, Fb or any other tech giant. What I would like to see instead is first-party support for BitTorrent and magnet links.
- kawhah 3y agoAn order of magnitude faster sounds unimportant. Is all the time spent by researchers sitting around waiting for 0.4s for a paper to download really an issue?
- toasted-subs 3y agoCompression algorithms supported by the browser.
- queuebert 3y agoPDFs are typically already compressed. They are essentially compressed postscript.
- nre 3y agoThey probably could make it faster by rendering server-side a preview of sorts. I don't think that most papers are large enough for this to have a major impact unless you have a very slow connection.