Re:Faster Images using HTTP2 and Progressive JPEGs
by inian on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @06:28AM
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This is the only research that claims progressive images aren't a good user experience though. I can't confirm with electrodes attached to my brain but personally I like progressive images better than baseline and they are smaller too!
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Re:Faster Images using HTTP2 and Progressive JPEGs
by philbo on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @06:35AM
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True. As ever, it makes sense to A/B test these things with your userbase. Their behaviour is more important to your own sites than any research or personal preference.
Re:Faster Images using HTTP2 and Progressive JPEGs
by danielrhodes on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @06:37AM
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Can't you just reason that images coming through earlier is a better experience than not? Do you really need to AB test this?
Re:Faster Images using HTTP2 and Progressive JPEGs
by Normal_gaussian on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @08:18AM
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You can. You can also be wrong.
If the value coming through your site is great enough that marginal improvements (on the order of 1%) are worth time investment (compared to other available improvement avenues) then this is something you should A/B test.