Ask HN: Would you pay to reduce HTTP requests?

2 pointsshanebellone2y ago8 comments

Would you pay for a service that reduced the HTTP requests produced by your multimedia?

This process results in faster load times.

8 comments

How would you outcompete major CDNs/existing caching schemes already being paid for?

They don't reduce request count. For example, Chrome only allows 6 concurrent connections (requests).

If you load 10 images in 1 request, you've reduced network latency and avoided the connection limit.

Does that limit still apply with HTTP 2 and HTTP 3?

The question is very vague, and kind of fails the "Mom test".

If the problem seems vague, then the solution is not for you.

The concept of a "mom test" is condescending as well. Many moms code.

As a viewer? As a publisher?

As a publisher. One who seeks to decrease load times on pages that require many resources.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse