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How web bloat impacts users with slow devices

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      kingofsnake
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      That's good to know. In your experience, how does Wordpress rank in 2024?

      That's good to know. In your experience, how does Wordpress rank in 2024?

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      1. UP8
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        I think it’s going to depend a lot on your theme. I think old school themes should be pretty good but if you have something that has a lot of ill-considered Javascript you could be in for hurt.

        I think it’s going to depend a lot on your theme. I think old school themes should be pretty good but if you have something that has a lot of ill-considered Javascript you could be in for hurt.

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      2. kjw
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        Good question. I wonder which framework aimed at non-technical people is the lightest in terms of resources.

        Good question. I wonder which framework aimed at non-technical people is the lightest in terms of resources.

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  2. Seirdy
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    This is part of the reason why I generally advise caution when it comes to lazy-loading. Low-end-device users generally expect their machines to run hot while a site loads, and have come up with...

    This is part of the reason why I generally advise caution when it comes to lazy-loading. Low-end-device users generally expect their machines to run hot while a site loads, and have come up with workflows for that (e.g. opening 15 links and making coffee while the pages load); sidestepping that by making the page continuously need extra bandwidth, CPU, and interaction just makes for a miserable experience.

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    tape
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    Idk what Home Depot's website is made on but boy, I tried to go to it on my phone the other day and I might as well have just gone to the store instead. It had to refresh like 4 different times...

    Idk what Home Depot's website is made on but boy, I tried to go to it on my phone the other day and I might as well have just gone to the store instead. It had to refresh like 4 different times searching for something and god forbid if you click on the wrong thing while the whole page is jumping around loading.

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    1. UP8
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      Sometimes I think advertising supported sites do that jumping around on purpose.

      Sometimes I think advertising supported sites do that jumping around on purpose.

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  4. 0x29A
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    Medium has always been a prime example of this, in its size-to-purpose ratio. It's generally a text site and yet takes multiple MB to display it. Drives me up the wall.

    Medium has always been a prime example of this, in its size-to-purpose ratio. It's generally a text site and yet takes multiple MB to display it. Drives me up the wall.

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