Re:In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds...
by joe_the_user on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @08:17PM
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“Why should I care about future generations – what have they ever done for me?” Groucho Marx
Sure, off-loading the work onto the client doesn't help speed.
But Groucho would say now, "Why should I care about the client? What has the client ever done for me?"
Sure, the web pages don't load any faster 'cause they're now running a cr*p load of javascript. And that javascript is running more and more annoying ads. And that's because ads support most websites and there's a finite ad budget in the world and that budget is naturally attracted to the most invasive ads available.
I often consult d20pfsrd.com, a site that hosts the open gaming license rules to the Pathfinder rule system (D&D fork/spin-off). Information itself is just static text and once was, apparently, supported by text adds. But now, naturally, it serves awful video ads as well. I would strongly suspect the site isn't getting more money for this, it's just that now that advertisers can run this stream of garbage, advertisers must run this stream of garbage.
Sure, off-loading the work onto the client doesn't help speed.
But Groucho would say now, "Why should I care about the client? What has the client ever done for me?"
Sure, the web pages don't load any faster 'cause they're now running a cr*p load of javascript. And that javascript is running more and more annoying ads. And that's because ads support most websites and there's a finite ad budget in the world and that budget is naturally attracted to the most invasive ads available.
I often consult d20pfsrd.com, a site that hosts the open gaming license rules to the Pathfinder rule system (D&D fork/spin-off). Information itself is just static text and once was, apparently, supported by text adds. But now, naturally, it serves awful video ads as well. I would strongly suspect the site isn't getting more money for this, it's just that now that advertisers can run this stream of garbage, advertisers must run this stream of garbage.