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Re:Why Prefetch Is Broken by ninjapenguin54 on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:46AM (#27369294)
How would the absence of a prefetch break something?

Isn't this just a performance optimization?

I take the original statement to mean that worse case scenario is extra time to load.

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Re:Why Prefetch Is Broken by kevincox on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @11:03AM (#27369511)
Yes, that is what I meant. You may as well include the prefetch. And if the browser (or the user) doesn't want the prefetch they just get a slower load. If the user enables them the get the snappier experience.
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