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0 pointsnicbou5y ago0 comments

Websites do feel pretty slow, even when they're just a page of text. Caching helps a lot, but so does sending fewer bytes across the wire.

This can be hard to achieve if you work off templates and plugins.

Yet, I find it supremely important. I frequently lose my train of thought while waiting for pages to load.

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pdimitar5y ago

I'm not debating whether it's hard or not. I've worked with GUI toolkits some 16-18 years ago. It wasn't a walk in the park indeed but you had the means to produce a very snappy and responsive app.

Can the same be said about Electron-based apps?

I'm too losing my train of thought sometimes waiting for pages/apps to load. It's embarrassing and I'm face-palming.

nicbouOP5y ago

I'm strictly talking about text-based pages. It's not hard for us, skilled web developers, but it is hard for people who just want to get their content online.

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