Don't wait for "DOM ready" for your app to start

Re:Don't wait for "DOM ready" for your app to start by cramforce on Friday June 08, 2012 @08:43PM (#4086791)

The spec agrees with you, but even MDC does not: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/DOM_event_reference/DOM...

DOMContentLoaded, in all important browsers, does block to wait for CSS. Manipulating the DOM before this event both increases the chance to make changes before first-paint (decreases "jigger" on page load) and gives you the chance to request more resources earlier.

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Re:Don't wait for "DOM ready" for your app to start by kevincennis on Friday June 08, 2012 @08:48PM (#4086801)

Wow, that's a total surprise.

I guess I never really noticed this because my scripts are always included so much later in the document than my CSS.

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Re:Don't wait for "DOM ready" for your app to start by bzbarsky on Saturday June 09, 2012 @10:46PM (#4090015)

DOMContentLoaded does not block to wait for CSS in Firefox.

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