Re:Out with the JavaScript, in with the HTML
by zamadatix on Monday May 11, 2026 @12:05PM
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> You would have needed the round-trip network request anyway to get the new images, no?
It'd be a shared round trip request for all images (so long as you aren't still using HTTP/1.1) in the 1st example vs a request for the immediate images and then a separate page load.
Both have their upsides/downsides depending on the rest of the page and how users usually use it.
It'd be a shared round trip request for all images (so long as you aren't still using HTTP/1.1) in the 1st example vs a request for the immediate images and then a separate page load.
Both have their upsides/downsides depending on the rest of the page and how users usually use it.