• Anon (4/4) Mar 09 2017 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in
• Stefan Koch (2/6) Mar 10 2017 By not using tons of java-script libraries.
• Era Scarecrow (7/10) Mar 10 2017 Not having it bogged down certainly makes a huge difference. I
• CasparKielwein (6/17) Mar 10 2017 The Forum is actually written in D. As far as I know the author
• Era Scarecrow (3/8) Mar 10 2017 I was actually referring in general for the majority of the web,
• Chris (9/16) Mar 10 2017 I use vibe.d and very little JS (mainly my own) for new projects.
• Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= (3/7) Mar 10 2017 Depends on your location, it loads in 253ms for me, which is
• Shachar Shemesh (3/7) Mar 10 2017 Maybe, but the NNTP interface routinely has "connection refused" problem...
• Walter Bright (3/6) Mar 10 2017 It doesn't have popup ads, autorun videos, trackers, large jpegs, Web 2....
• Vasudev Ram (10/14) Mar 10 2017 I think (not verified scientifically) that it is due to the forum
• Vasudev Ram (5/13) Mar 10 2017 Just remembered - the "About this forum" link at the bottom of D
• bachmeier (6/10) Mar 10 2017 This is how Vladimir answered before:

Anon <anonnmp gmail.com> writes:

The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
faster than general modern web pages.

How can they achieve such result?

Stefan Koch <uplink.coder googlemail.com> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
 size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
 faster than general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

By not using tons of java-script libraries.

Era Scarecrow <rtcvb32 yahoo.com> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 08:05:27 UTC, Stefan Koch wrote:
 On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 How can they achieve such result?

 By not using tons of java-script libraries.

Not having it bogged down certainly makes a huge difference. I 
can't stand that websites want to be 2Mb per page to view it, and 
then have a bunch of JS in the background to do very little 
beneficial work.

  I'd rather we backtrack to more basic Apache/PHP/MySQL and 
minimal JS without cross scripting or the like.

CasparKielwein <Caspar Kielwein.de> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 09:00:15 UTC, Era Scarecrow wrote:
 On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 08:05:27 UTC, Stefan Koch wrote:
 On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 How can they achieve such result?

 By not using tons of java-script libraries.

 Not having it bogged down certainly makes a huge difference. I 
 can't stand that websites want to be 2Mb per page to view it, 
 and then have a bunch of JS in the background to do very little 
 beneficial work.

  I'd rather we backtrack to more basic Apache/PHP/MySQL and 
 minimal JS without cross scripting or the like.

The Forum is actually written in D. As far as I know the author 
is Vladimir Panteleev.
I could only find an old post on Hackernews about it, where 
someone noted its performance.

( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3592769 )

Era Scarecrow <rtcvb32 yahoo.com> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 09:08:16 UTC, CasparKielwein wrote:
 On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 09:00:15 UTC, Era Scarecrow wrote:
  I'd rather we backtrack to more basic Apache/PHP/MySQL and 
 minimal JS without cross scripting or the like.

 The Forum is actually written in D. As far as I know the author 
 is Vladimir Panteleev.

  I was actually referring in general for the majority of the web, 
not for the D Forums.

Chris <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 08:05:27 UTC, Stefan Koch wrote:
 On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
 size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
 faster than general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

 By not using tons of java-script libraries.

I use vibe.d and very little JS (mainly my own) for new projects. 
If I do something with vibe.d instead of JS it's infinitely more 
elegant and efficient. But you cannot do without JS. Sometimes 
it's handy, sometimes it's easier to change things on the fly, 
you can include things with a simple reference to a script etc. 
But heavy reliance on JS is a recipe for disaster. Not only does 
your code become unmaintainable, you always have issues with 
different browsers (mobile vs. desktop etc.)

Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
 size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
 faster than general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

Depends on your location, it loads in 253ms for me, which is 
typical for a page without graphics.

Shachar Shemesh <shachar weka.io> writes:

On 10/03/17 09:51, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in size. It
 not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much faster than
 general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

Maybe, but the NNTP interface routinely has "connection refused" problems.

Shachar

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

On 3/9/2017 11:51 PM, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in size. It not only
 supports mobile devices, but also loads much faster than general modern web
pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

It doesn't have popup ads, autorun videos, trackers, large jpegs, Web 2.0 crap, 
spyware, or a web design team that has to justify their $$$$$ bill.

Vasudev Ram <vasudevram gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
 size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
 faster than general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

I think (not verified scientifically) that it is due to the forum 
software (DFeed) being written in D and hence compiled, vs. a lot 
of other forum software that may be written in interpreted 
languages. I too have noticed its speed. Plus of course, all the 
points that others have said about a lot of extra stuff on other 
sites, like 2 MB pages, JS, video, ads, trackers, etc. I also 
read somewhere that DFeed is open source, so anyone who wants to 
study it, can do so. If I ever setup a forum, I'll try using 
DFeed for it.

Vasudev Ram <vasudevram gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 13:57:06 UTC, Vasudev Ram wrote:
 On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
 size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
 faster than general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

 I think (not verified scientifically) that it is due to the 
 forum software (DFeed) being written in D and hence compiled,

Just remembered - the "About this forum" link at the bottom of D 
forum pages (like this one) is where I read what I said in my 
previous post.

https://forum.dlang.org/help#about

bachmeier <no spam.net> writes:

On Friday, 10 March 2017 at 07:51:30 UTC, Anon wrote:
 The whole webpage https://forum.dlang.org/ has only 300KB in 
 size. It not only supports mobile devices, but also loads much 
 faster than general modern web pages.

 How can they achieve such result?

This is how Vladimir answered before:

"No rocket science here, just general optimization common sense. 
Look at what CPU and web profilers (e.g. Google PageSpeed) say 
and optimize accordingly, rinse and repeat."

http://forum.dlang.org/post/mgehxkddgybngulpmmqh forum.dlang.org