Making Fast and Lightweight Webpages (When Every Byte Counts)
As computers and internet connections have improved for the top tier of users, it has become common to see a webpage download several megabytes of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, and other assets. This can quickly turn into a poor and expensive user experience, yet it’s all but free for the developer. Storage and server bandwidth are incredibly cheap, only becoming expensive when dealing with gigabytes of data delivered at vast scale. But what happens when you’re suddenly limited by your storage?