JSIO Performance Results

Below are two graphs plotting the number of images on a page against the total KB transferred by Chrome 13 for both a page with JSIO and without JSIO (which I, for some reason have called a “plain” page).

I build websites for a living, so I have a lot of folders of images from various websites lying around which form the two data sets for the graphs. I’d like to think of them as a typical set of website images, but you may argue that they are typical for the websites that I build.

I knocked up a script that when given a folder of images, will output a “plain” HTML page, a JSIO HTML page and a JSIO resources file with the following numbers of images on them: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 and 1100. Before generating any of the pages, the order of the images were randomised to better represent a web page’s inclusion of different images for different purposes.

Chrome 13 was used with the developer toolbar to determine how many requests were being made and the actual KB transferred (with slight rounding errors) by the browser. In my opinion I would say that Apache was set up to serve image and javascript content typical of many servers on the internet in that images were not gzipped but javascript files were; the register, bbc, for example.

What is interesting to note is that the number of bytes transferred by JSIO are consistently lower than the bytes transferred by a plain HTML page…but not by a lot. The file size inflation due to base64 encoding seems to cancel out a lot of bytes the gained from making fewer requests. However, it is obvious that JSIO won’t actually lose you any bytes, but it isn’t going to save you a substantial amount. That said, saving bytes isn’t the only benefit of JSIO, remember that one of JSIO’s goals is also to alleviate some of the problems surrounding the creation and use of image sprites – which it does also do very well.

The graph below is just for fun, it plots the number of requests made by JSIO pages against the number of requests made by plain HTML pages. Note the JSIO pages make a constant 4 requests (index.html, jsio.js, jsio-resources.js and jsio.gif) independent of how many images are on the page:

13,096 thoughts on “JSIO Performance Results

  1. Worth recognising that the post did not pretend to be the final word on the topic, and a stop at borealberyl continued that humility, content that admits its own scope and limits is more trustworthy than content that overreaches and this site has clearly developed the editorial maturity to know what it can and cannot claim well.

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  12. A piece that left me thinking I had been undercaring about the topic, and a look at gumboacorn reinforced that mild concern, content that raises the appropriate weight of a subject without being preachy about it is doing important work and this site is providing that gentle elevation of attention for me consistently.

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  16. Thank you for being clear and direct, that simple approach saves so much frustration on the reader’s end, and a stop at borealelfin only made me more sure of it, the rest of the content seems to follow the same pattern which is a great sign of consistent editorial care behind the scenes.

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  20. Probably this is one of the better quiet successes on the open web at the moment, and a look at growthmomentum reinforced that quiet success quality, sites that are doing well without making a noise about doing well are the sites I most respect and this one has clearly chosen the quiet success path consistently throughout.

  21. Appreciated how the writer anticipated the questions a reader might have along the way, and a stop at cobblebadge continued that thoughtful approach, you can tell when content has been edited with the reader in mind versus just published as a first draft and this is clearly the former approach across what I read.

  22. Now appreciating that I did not feel exhausted after reading, and a stop at directionpowersmomentum extended that energising quality, content that leaves me with more attention than it consumed is rare and the gap between draining and energising content is real over the course of a typical day spent reading widely online.

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  24. Took the time to read every paragraph rather than skimming for the punchline and a quick visit to momentumfoundry earned the same careful attention from me that is the highest signal I can give about content quality because my default mode is rapid scanning rather than deliberate reading on most pages.

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  29. Now planning to write about the topic myself eventually using this post as a reference, and a look at flintbunting would also serve in that future piece, content that becomes raw material for my own writing rather than just informing my reading is content with multiplicative value and this site is generating that multiplicative effect.

  30. Quality work here, the post reads cleanly and the points stay focused throughout, and a stop at focuschannel kept the standard high, you can tell the writer cares about the final result rather than just hitting publish for the sake of having something new on the page to feed the search engines.

  31. This one is staying open in a tab for the rest of the day so I can come back and re read certain parts, and a look at focusmomentum suggests I will be doing the same with a few more pages here too, this is going to be a deep dive over the coming hours.

  32. A nicely understated post that does not shout for attention, and a look at focusactivation maintained the same quiet quality, understatement is a stylistic choice that distinguishes serious writing from attention seeking writing and this site has clearly committed to the understated approach as a core editorial value rather than just a phase.

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  36. A piece that reads as if the writer trusted readers to fill in obvious gaps, and a look at elfincinder continued that respectful approach, content that does not over explain what the reader can infer is content that respects intelligence and this site has clearly chosen to write to capable readers rather than to the lowest common denominator.

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  38. Picked up several practical tips that I plan to try out this week, and a look at camelferret added a few more I will be testing alongside, content with practical hooks that connect to my actual life is the kind that earns my repeat attention rather than the merely interesting that I forget within a day.

  39. Closed three other tabs to focus on this one and never opened them again, and a stop at gumbofeather similarly held attention exclusively, content that crowds out other reading from working memory is content with real density and this site has demonstrated that density across multiple pages I have visited so far this morning.

  40. Definitely returning here, that is decided, and a look at momentumdesigner only made the case stronger, this is one of those rare websites that rewards regular visits rather than feeling stale after the first read which is something I cannot say about most of the places I bookmark today across all my topics.

  41. Vague feelings of recognition kept surfacing as I read because the writing names things I have been thinking, and a look at ideaswithdirection produced more of those recognition moments, content that gives shape to private intuitions is content that makes me feel less alone in my own thinking and this site has that effect.

  42. I really like the calm tone here, it does not push anything on the reader, and after I went through loungepierce I felt the same way, just steady useful content laid out without drama, which is exactly what someone trying to learn something quickly needs to find rather than aggressive marketing.

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  45. Taking the time to read carefully here has been worthwhile for the past hour, and a look at silkmeadowvendorroom extended the worthwhile reading, the calculation of return on reading time spent is something I do informally and this site has been producing positive returns across multiple sessions during the last week of regular visits and reads.

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