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I have been puzzled by this being said about dlang forever and today about HN. These sites are certainly not noticeably slow, but I don't notice anything remark
by srean 11y ago
I have been puzzled by this being said about dlang forever and today about HN. These sites are certainly not noticeably slow, but I don't notice anything remarkably fast about them either. Am I not visiting enough of the slow sites ?
My working hypothesis is that I don't have a good understanding of web-development to appreciate the nuances. Much akin to me listening to Indian classical music, Jazz: I would often encounter trained listeners breaking out into a (silent) applause. At those instances I feel bad because I realize I have missed something but I wish I didn't. So all pointers appreciated.
- technomancy 11y ago> Am I not visiting enough of the slow sites? Do you use NoScript? I feel the same way because I usually run with JS turned off. Most things are pretty zippy despite using a computer from 2009.
- srean 11y agoAh! that and flashblock might explain it.
- bradleyland 11y agoHow fast is your network link, both in terms of throughput and latency for the sites you visit? The OP is browsing over a 256 kbps connection of unknown origin. They are likely impacted by latency and throughput constraints, which will exacerbate issues with sites that require a lot of requests or are resource heavy. Making a site fast boils down to: 1) Making sure your server responds quickly. 2) Reducing the number of requests required for a page to load. 3) Reducing the number of bytes required for a page to load.
- mootothemax 11y agoWith an empty cache, for me, hacker news loads in ~700ms. Under the same conditions, the dlang site loads in ~200ms. That's half a second faster, which is definitely noticeable when clicking around.
- srean 11y agoThanks for the numbers. A difference of 500ms would definitely be noticeable, especially if its in ones daily workflow