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Old 02-20-2007, 04:43 PM   #1
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Talking Discussion: Optimizing for The First Visit

Optimizing for The First Visit
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The success of a web site is inherently related to whether or not visitors to that web site come back for more. Whether or not those visitors return is directly related to whether or not they enjoy the experience the first time they come to the web site. One of the primary factors in determining whether they have a positive experience the first time is how long it takes a given page to load.
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Old 02-20-2007, 05:08 PM   #2
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Default Re: Discussion: Optimizing for The First Visit

I actually did the file size optimization that I referenced at the end of the article. Essentially, I created a small javascript file that inserted a script reference to the larger file.

I'm not sure if this is necessary or even beneficial (it is adding another http request to the mix), but it was simple to do, and removes any potential holdback for rendering - since the page will actually render prior to the large script being downloaded initially.
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Old 02-22-2007, 12:57 AM   #3
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Funny if I'm getting any first time visitors for this particular article - After writing this, I decided to get a bit more aggressive with the javascript on my forum. It is sort of operational at this point, but there are a lot of problems. I'm wiggling my way through about 15000 lines of javascript at the moment, so bear with me.
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