[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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