Code Minification and why you should use it.

[sebflo]

I personally minify all my JS and CSS. Its a simple step that gives you faster performance by providing less bytes to be downloaded on the client side. This is useful when you have a process heavy website.

Here is a simple example.

Not minified code

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let number = dynamicData.number;
function checkNum(num){
    if(num < 5){
        return num;
    }else{
        return err.msg;
    }
}

checkNum(number);

Same code as above but minified

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let number=dynamicData.number;function checkNum(num){if(num<5){return num}else{return err.msg}}
checkNum(number)

If I have multiple javascript and css file then I use a code bundler than combines all my code into a single file that is minified that I simply include in my websites html files.

Alternatively you can uglify your code which will add some security to your code by making it unreadable to anyone trying to see what client side code is running on your website.

[Colmike7]

Does taking out spaces and line breaks really make that much of a difference with bytes saved? I've heard of that before, but I've never really analyzed it.
I do like the way the minified code looks, too.

A lazy way to uglify code is to just use base64 and eval(base64_decode()).. :p But that causes other problems..

[sebflo]

Does taking out spaces and line breaks really make that much of a difference with bytes saved? I've heard of that before, but I've never really analyzed it.
I do like the way the minified code looks, too.

A lazy way to uglify code is to just use base64 and eval(base64_decode()).. :p But that causes other problems..

It actually does, if you run a linux based server check out glances and also check out the network monitor in chrome when you load your page.

An even lazier yet more efficient way to minify/uglify is to use webpack or any of the other minifi/uglify tools that are on NPM.

It may not make a difference at first but once you have tons of traffic and content, it can make a huge difference.

I use it a lot when making non-refreshing applications that use things like ajax to bring in data without refreshing pages.

[viking]

What is the fastest available code these days, is it php.

[Colmike7]

What is the fastest available code these days, is it php.

Depends on what you're doing. I could make a page <html><head /><body>hi</body></html> and claim that it's the fastest.. :p

[viking]

What is the fastest available code these days, is it php.

Depends on what you're doing. I could make a page <html><head /><body>hi</body></html> and claim that it's the fastest.. :p

smart ass

I mean for a site like a blog aka WP

[TheButcher]

2 things I never mastered, code and design. Actually make that 3 things, I still type like a bat out of hell with 2 index fingers.

[sebflo]

What is the fastest available code these days, is it php.

For backend concurrent development I think PHP might be the a good choice, depending on the tasks its doing it will sometimes be considered the fastest.

However that does not mean reliable all the time, its great for tasks that dont take minutes or days to complete. For example I have some event handlers and listeners I created for a huge projects using mobile communications hardware that I wrote in JAVA, its continuously running 24/7 with no errors for the past 9 months. Using PHP for something like this would not be fun.

For asynchronous front-end development javascript is a great choice, using javascript (vanilla or otherwise) along with a REST API for data in and out, developed in PHP, Python, or really any other backend language would give you great results.

I know Node.js has been coming along for a while, personally I don't feel its mature enough yet to consider for production.

[shoopa]

Simplifying code is always appreciatd

[deviantz]

I never knew line breaks and white spaces could affect load times. Thanks for sharing this.

[jag]

You boys are smart, well done

[ezdoesitz]

All you intelligent people have me working today. Working my sites one by one to reduce wasted characters and spaces.

[fetishnews]

All you intelligent people have me working today. Working my sites one by one to reduce wasted characters and spaces.

welcome to the internet circa 2018

[badkitty]

You guys like or use "url shortner" links?

[pornmafia]

You guys like or use "url shortner" links?

No because if the site goes down then my links are screwed.