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Exact same thing I was thinking. We used to ue this technique when I first started web dev 12 years ago and used to have to support dial up modems. as internet
by kamjam 14y ago
Exact same thing I was thinking. We used to ue this technique when I first started web dev 12 years ago and used to have to support dial up modems. as internet connection speeds have gotten faster the newer breed to developers totally ignored any optimization techniques and page loafs have become extremely bloated. Now with mobile, limited speeds and limited data plans, as you say, we have gone full circle. Kind of like responsive designs and 100% tables from yester-year - ok, so areas didn't reflow like they do, ir areas dud not hide themselves, but the content did scale according to screen width.
- Terretta 14y agoThanks for pointing this out. I don't usually like the phrase "kids these days", and truth is this has nothing to do with age and everything to do with experiencing first hand the many interesting ways users' connections can be borked. Same holds true in video streaming, where companies got overconfident with broadband then are surprised when the limited bandwidth and high latencies of wireless are better managed by the multi-bitrate and error correcting streaming technologies of a decade ago.
- kamjam 14y agoJust realised how bad the spelling was on my comment, sheesh, the joys of typing from my smart phone! I'm currently working in Canada, having come over from the UK where we are much more used to cheap unlimited broadband plans, both at home and cellular. So the caps and prices here have been quite a shock! A friend told me that NetFlix (or similar) in Canada stream at a much lower rate and don't offer HD in Canada because of the fact that. My current broadband plan costs me $60 (+15% tax) for 130GB a month. One thing it has taught me is you really need to consider the differences of the local markets!