Comments on: Why Web Pages Need Not Be Compressed http://maymay.net/blog/2005/03/27/why-web-pages-need-not-be-compressed/ The brutally honest, first-person account of Meitar Moscovitz's life. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:53:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Meitar http://maymay.net/blog/2005/03/27/why-web-pages-need-not-be-compressed/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 Meitar Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:39:33 +0000 /?p=216#comment-3551 It depends on the amount of bandwidth you can chop off and how much you're paying for it, of course. For instance, <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/slashdot/" title="A List Apart's article on 'Retooling Slashdot'">Slashdot saved over three thousand dollars</a> on bandwidth costs alone per year. But that's not counting the often imeasureable advantages one harnesses in increased readership through better interoperability, time and money saved thanks to eased maintenance burdens, and so on. It depends on the amount of bandwidth you can chop off and how much you’re paying for it, of course. For instance, Slashdot saved over three thousand dollars on bandwidth costs alone per year. But that’s not counting the often imeasureable advantages one harnesses in increased readership through better interoperability, time and money saved thanks to eased maintenance burdens, and so on.

]]> By: Mike P. http://maymay.net/blog/2005/03/27/why-web-pages-need-not-be-compressed/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Mike P. Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:14:38 +0000 /?p=216#comment-3542 Nice to hear Chris! The recycling idea can be hard to manage but works well. Nice to hear Chris! The recycling idea can be hard to manage but works well.

]]> By: Chris OByrne http://maymay.net/blog/2005/03/27/why-web-pages-need-not-be-compressed/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 Chris OByrne Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:57:47 +0000 /?p=216#comment-3334 Mike, I was so pleased to read your article about recycling images and then realize that I had already done that! (kathyedds.com) It was good to read your explanation, however. I thoroughly enjoy your website and am re-reading your article about CSS Management and Optimization. Mike, I was so pleased to read your article about recycling images and then realize that I had already done that! (kathyedds.com) It was good to read your explanation, however. I thoroughly enjoy your website and am re-reading your article about CSS Management and Optimization.

]]> By: Mike P. http://maymay.net/blog/2005/03/27/why-web-pages-need-not-be-compressed/comment-page-1/#comment-3333 Mike P. Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:32:03 +0000 /?p=216#comment-3333 I agree with you (I think) that a website should be optimized for speed from every point of view (given the tradoffs required for each and every site), but disagree with you about CSS file sizes (and I do agree that PHP isn't the optimal way to go for compression, but alas in some cases it's all you get). If you have worked on any larger sites that require decent selector management and have CSS files worked on by > 1 person, a 25 kilobyte stylesheet (and a single sheet at that) is a tough goal to acheive. <a href="http://www.fiftyfoureleven.com/weblog/web-development/css/discussing-css-management-and-optimization">This article</a> and the one that follows may give you a better idea of what I am talking about. In the end, if you dig around my site you may see that I'm a bit of a <a href="http://www.fiftyfoureleven.com/sandbox/weblog/2004/may/css-recycle-your-background-images">fanatic</a> about <a href="http://www.fiftyfoureleven.com/sandbox/weblog/2004/may/css-sprites-images-optimization">optimisation </a>. The zipping of CSS was just another tweak to keep things fast, not a balance to trade off neglect in other areas ;-). I agree with you (I think) that a website should be optimized for speed from every point of view (given the tradoffs required for each and every site), but disagree with you about CSS file sizes (and I do agree that PHP isn’t the optimal way to go for compression, but alas in some cases it’s all you get).

If you have worked on any larger sites that require decent selector management and have CSS files worked on by > 1 person, a 25 kilobyte stylesheet (and a single sheet at that) is a tough goal to acheive.

This article and the one that follows may give you a better idea of what I am talking about.

In the end, if you dig around my site you may see that I’m a bit of a fanatic about optimisation . The zipping of CSS was just another tweak to keep things fast, not a balance to trade off neglect in other areas ;-).

]]> By: nick http://maymay.net/blog/2005/03/27/why-web-pages-need-not-be-compressed/comment-page-1/#comment-3328 nick Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:45:41 +0000 /?p=216#comment-3328 Please enlighten us. How much money can I save? Please enlighten us. How much money can I save?

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