Comments on: Minify your JavaScript – and save the KB's for later (Imtech JavaScript Minificator – Free Tool) http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/ Innovation Matters | SharePoint Server MVP | ISSN 2210-9390 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ed Robinson http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Ed Robinson Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:34:14 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-1064 These are good ideas, but the real performance improvements come from minimizing latency and network travel time - combining requests or using a CDN. Try this: compare the speed of this homepage. One URL returns the page with the RPO turned on, the other with it off: http://runtimepageoptimizer.com/?rpo=on http://runtimepageoptimizer.com/?rpo=off Use Firefox/Firebug to see the effect on the page resources. BTW: This is hosted in New Zealand - 12,000 miles away from you. Ed ed.robinson@actionthis.com These are good ideas, but the real performance improvements come from minimizing latency and network travel time – combining requests or using a CDN.

Try this: compare the speed of this homepage. One URL returns the page with the RPO turned on, the other with it off:
http://runtimepageoptimizer.com/?rpo=on
http://runtimepageoptimizer.com/?rpo=off

Use Firefox/Firebug to see the effect on the page resources. BTW: This is hosted in New Zealand – 12,000 miles away from you.

Ed
ed.robinson@actionthis.com

]]> By: Waldek Mastykarz http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Waldek Mastykarz Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:00:50 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-1057 What Imtech JS Minificator does is that is removes any overhead characters from the JavaScript files. These files can be further improved by using standard available features like content compression and caching (both server and client). What Imtech JS Minificator does is that is removes any overhead characters from the JavaScript files. These files can be further improved by using standard available features like content compression and caching (both server and client).

]]> By: Ed Robinson http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Ed Robinson Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:19:49 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-1024 Either way works well. The challenge for us all is so many sites are sluggish and could be improved easily. The real test is: what performance improvement does the ImTech minifier give SharePoint sites? I can post performance examples for the RPO - but I don't want to fill your blog up with unsolicited advertising! Either way works well. The challenge for us all is so many sites are sluggish and could be improved easily.

The real test is: what performance improvement does the ImTech minifier give SharePoint sites?

I can post performance examples for the RPO – but I don't want to fill your blog up with unsolicited advertising!

]]> By: Waldek Mastykarz http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Waldek Mastykarz Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:21:12 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-1009 Personally I would integrate it in the build process: it's not like you change JavaScript and CSS files each day or directly in the production environment. If you care for structured and repeatable deployment, you would like to have each change documented and deployed. Therefore integrating minification in the MSBuild tasks would be my preferable approach. Personally I would integrate it in the build process: it's not like you change JavaScript and CSS files each day or directly in the production environment. If you care for structured and repeatable deployment, you would like to have each change documented and deployed. Therefore integrating minification in the MSBuild tasks would be my preferable approach.

]]> By: Ed Robinson http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Ed Robinson Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:55:48 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-1003 Anytime you change a resource and upload it - this adds extra development effort, and means your source code (and development testing) is different than what is in production. This is why we figure doing it all automatically at runtime with the runtime page optimizer is the right approach. What does everyone else think? Ed Anytime you change a resource and upload it – this adds extra development effort, and means your source code (and development testing) is different than what is in production.

This is why we figure doing it all automatically at runtime with the runtime page optimizer is the right approach.

What does everyone else think?

Ed

]]> By: Nawaz http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Nawaz Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:24:50 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-705 I think you dont need to change the resources in development Robinson, you can just rename the file and upload that on server and it should be working fine. Nawaz Ali I think you dont need to change the resources in development Robinson, you can just rename the file and upload that on server and it should be working fine.

Nawaz Ali

]]> By: Ed Robinson http://blog.mastykarz.nl/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Ed Robinson Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:15:42 +0000 http://blog.mastykarz.nl/2008/06/05/minify-your-javascript-and-save-the-kbs-for-later-imtech-javascript-minificator-free-tool/#comment-609 We're developing a tool that works at runtime to minify JS and a bunch of other stuff - this means you don't have to change your source code and resources during development. See www.runtimepageoptimizer.com This is designed for Microsoft ASP.NET intranet/internet websites, with a free download. It compresses, caches and combines resources in a webpage to speed up a website 2x to 4x Ed Robinson CEO ActionThis Limited ed.robinson@actionthis.com We're developing a tool that works at runtime to minify JS and a bunch of other stuff – this means you don't have to change your source code and resources during development.

See http://www.runtimepageoptimizer.com

This is designed for Microsoft ASP.NET intranet/internet websites, with a free download.
It compresses, caches and combines resources in a webpage to speed up a website 2x to 4x

Ed Robinson
CEO
ActionThis Limited
ed.robinson@actionthis.com

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