[wellylug] OT: html page size
Cliff Pratt
enkidu at cliffp.com
Wed May 25 19:33:03 NZST 2005
jumbophut wrote:
> On 5/25/05, Rob Stockley wrote:
>
>>Notwithstanding the fact that smaller is better, what's
>>the generally accepted maximum size for a webpage
>>designed for both dialup and broadband users?
>
> <http://amazon.com>
> <http://nytimes.com>
> <http://slashdot.org>
> <http://nzherald.co.nz>
> <http://trademe.co.nz>
>
> Those should give you some idea of what is acceptable
> for a popular site. For something without that drawing
> power, you might aim for a bit less.
>
That bring up a point. Sheer byte-weight is probably
irrelevent with sites like that. The crucial factor with
those sites would be how quickly the backend could generate
the actual pages out of the database. I'd guess that all
those use some form of CMS.
Cheers,
Cliff
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