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Camper could fix their site by tiling all their little PNGs into a couple of large PNGs, and merging all their JS into a single file. Or the various parties co

Camper could fix their site by tiling all their little PNGs into a couple of large PNGs, and merging all their JS into a single file. Or the various parties could implement SPDY or a similar technique, resolving most of the issues without adding maintenance issues. EDIT: Really? Downvotes? Some people are a little too invested in their hackish, half-measure optimizations.

rurounijones 14y ago
SPDY - Lack of browser support (Remember this is a consumer site, not a techy-i-already-use-chrome-and-firefox-nightlies site) Similar Technique...Like what? Downvotes were probably due to those two things "Not really providing a useful answer" (sorry if that comment offends. Just my opinion).
- nailer 14y ago
  Firefox and Chrome stable both implement SPDY. IE users should already be used to lack of rounded corners, full page reloads for address changes, and more things as IE's release policy causes it to fall further behind the web. Not letting them do something else won't change their already poor experience.
  - rurounijones 14y ago
    Firefox and Chrome both support it, ok. IE and Safari (Vast majority of desktop computers and a good chunk of macs and IOS devices) don't... ...In fact, I have just re-read your original comment and noticed the "various parties" bit which my brain skipped over before. My previous belief was that you were saying they should just switch the site to SPDY right now and screw anyone who doesn't support it right this moment which is obviously unworkable. But since that doesn7t appear to be the case, i have no idea why downvotes were done (unless they made the same mistake I did).
- mbelshe 14y ago
  If you want 100% support; just wait for the IETF to finish HTTP/2.0. It may not be the exact SPDY protocol, but it will most likely support a reasonable form of multiplexing, and I am confident all major browsers will implement it. But its probably ~2yrs away.

rurounijones 14y ago

SPDY - Lack of browser support (Remember this is a consumer site, not a techy-i-already-use-chrome-and-firefox-nightlies site) Similar Technique...Like what? Downvotes were probably due to those two things "Not really providing a useful answer" (sorry if that comment offends. Just my opinion).

nailer 14y ago
Firefox and Chrome stable both implement SPDY. IE users should already be used to lack of rounded corners, full page reloads for address changes, and more things as IE's release policy causes it to fall further behind the web. Not letting them do something else won't change their already poor experience.
- rurounijones 14y ago
  Firefox and Chrome both support it, ok. IE and Safari (Vast majority of desktop computers and a good chunk of macs and IOS devices) don't... ...In fact, I have just re-read your original comment and noticed the "various parties" bit which my brain skipped over before. My previous belief was that you were saying they should just switch the site to SPDY right now and screw anyone who doesn't support it right this moment which is obviously unworkable. But since that doesn7t appear to be the case, i have no idea why downvotes were done (unless they made the same mistake I did).
mbelshe 14y ago
If you want 100% support; just wait for the IETF to finish HTTP/2.0. It may not be the exact SPDY protocol, but it will most likely support a reasonable form of multiplexing, and I am confident all major browsers will implement it. But its probably ~2yrs away.