[Rabbit-dev] jsmin, YUI

Discussion:

Rick Leir

2010-03-01 18:27:53 UTC

Did you have thoughts on Packer, JSMin, Dojo, and YUI Compressor?
It looks like it could be worth exploring.

Hi Robo,
There is a comparison (maybe not very scientific) at:
http://www.askapache.com/tools/online-compression-tool-compares-packer-jsmin-dojo-and-yui-compressor.html

Use of javascript is increasing, and it takes up a 'large proportion'
(hand waving here) of browsing comms. I will look around for stats, and
try some benchmarking.

Another consideration is that we need to trust the YUI or JSMIN not to
corrupt the javascript. Normally these tools are used at design time vs
on the fly, and normally someone would do some testing before releasing
the minified javascript.
Thanks,
Rick

robo
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Samat K Jain

2010-03-01 21:57:24 UTC

Permalink

Post by Rick Leir
http://www.askapache.com/tools/online-compression-tool-compares-packer-

jsmi

Post by Rick Leir
n-dojo-and-yui-compressor.html
Use of javascript is increasing, and it takes up a 'large proportion'
(hand waving here) of browsing comms. I will look around for stats, and
try some benchmarking.
Another consideration is that we need to trust the YUI or JSMIN not to
corrupt the javascript. Normally these tools are used at design time vs
on the fly, and normally someone would do some testing before releasing
the minified javascript.

This feature may make a lot of sense for RabbIT installations that serve many
end users.

But for everyone else (i.e. one or two users using a RabbIT instance, which I
think is a majority of users), I'm not so sure... JS/CSS minification is
several orders slower than just gzip'ing the files in question (a minifier
needs to parse JS/CSS syntax--gzip doesn't). The minification process is only
worth the time if the same files are requested several times, i.e. it makes
sense for webmasters of large websites or proxies with many users.
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Samat K Jain <http://samat.org/> | GPG: 0x4A456FBA

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.
-- Leo Tolstoy (171)
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Rick Leir

2010-03-01 18:27:53 UTC

Permalink

Did you have thoughts on Packer, JSMin, Dojo, and YUI Compressor?
It looks like it could be worth exploring.

Samat K Jain

2010-03-01 21:57:24 UTC

Permalink

Post by Rick Leir
http://www.askapache.com/tools/online-compression-tool-compares-packer-

jsmi

This feature may make a lot of sense for RabbIT installations that serve many
end users.

But for everyone else (i.e. one or two users using a RabbIT instance, which I
think is a majority of users), I'm not so sure... JS/CSS minification is
several orders slower than just gzip'ing the files in question (a minifier
needs to parse JS/CSS syntax--gzip doesn't). The minification process is only
worth the time if the same files are requested several times, i.e. it makes
sense for webmasters of large websites or proxies with many users.
--
Samat K Jain <http://samat.org/> | GPG: 0x4A456FBA

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.
-- Leo Tolstoy (171)
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Rick Leir

2010-03-01 18:27:53 UTC

Permalink

Did you have thoughts on Packer, JSMin, Dojo, and YUI Compressor?
It looks like it could be worth exploring.

Samat K Jain

2010-03-01 21:57:24 UTC

Permalink

Post by Rick Leir
http://www.askapache.com/tools/online-compression-tool-compares-packer-

jsmi

This feature may make a lot of sense for RabbIT installations that serve many
end users.

But for everyone else (i.e. one or two users using a RabbIT instance, which I
think is a majority of users), I'm not so sure... JS/CSS minification is
several orders slower than just gzip'ing the files in question (a minifier
needs to parse JS/CSS syntax--gzip doesn't). The minification process is only
worth the time if the same files are requested several times, i.e. it makes
sense for webmasters of large websites or proxies with many users.
--
Samat K Jain <http://samat.org/> | GPG: 0x4A456FBA

Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal.
-- Leo Tolstoy (171)
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