Thomas Ardal

Freelance software consultant and entrepreneur building SaaS applications like elmah.io

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2 posts

YSlow rule #11 - Minify JavaScript and CSS

Thomas Ardal on Minify JavaScript, Minify style sheet, SquishIt, WebOptimizer, YSlow | 16 Jun 2011

Way down the list of YSlow rules, we’ve reached rule number 11, which is important and a no-brainer to implement. The rule is titled “Minify JavaScript and CSS.” So what is minification, and why do we need it? Both JavaScript and CSS files are packed with unnessecary characters like…

Combining your scripts and style sheets with SquishIt

Thomas Ardal on Combine JavaScript, Combine style sheets, SquishIt | 04 Mar 2011

One of the rules mentioned in most performance-analyzing tools is “Combine your JavaScript.” Basically this means that instead of this: <script type="text/javascript" src="/scripts/one.js></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/scripts/two.js><…