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For some sites, it may be a performance optimization, to not load content users aren't going to see.
by JoshTriplett 3y ago
For some sites, it may be a performance optimization, to not load content users aren't going to see.
- Terr_ 3y agoI absolutely hate that on ("new") Reddit comments, because in many cases it really is something I want to see, or at least text-search through. And the weird thing is that they're trying to pinch pennies over text.
- JoshTriplett 3y agoYeah, I agree. The one that annoys me even more is github's "Load more..." in the middle of long PR/issue threads. That's really obnoxious when trying to search. And it only loads 50 comments at a time, so you have to hit it repeatedly.
- tomsmeding 3y agoTo be fair, loading and rendering a huge comment thread _is_ kind of slow and a thing you don't want to do when you just want to see the latest comments at the end. But there'd be little against a second button that just loads everything, potentially at the top of the page for searchers like you.
- w-ll 3y agoi feel like 99% of the time, the entire content is loaded, and then theres extra stuff to hide it. takes a few inspectes and deletes. but its there