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Ask HN: Would you pay to reduce HTTP requests?

2 points by shanebellone · 8 comments · 1 min read


Would you pay for a service that reduced the HTTP requests produced by your multimedia?

This process results in faster load times.

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nullindividual

How would you outcompete major CDNs/existing caching schemes already being paid for?

  • shanebelloneOP

    They don't reduce request count. For example, Chrome only allows 6 concurrent connections (requests).

    If you load 10 images in 1 request, you've reduced network latency and avoided the connection limit.

    • dave4420

      Does that limit still apply with HTTP 2 and HTTP 3?

      • shanebelloneOP

        Yes, but multiplexing does minimize the problem. You could multiplex batched requests for hundreds of resources with my strategy.

dimitrisnl

The question is very vague, and kind of fails the "Mom test".

  • shanebelloneOP

    If the problem seems vague, then the solution is not for you.

    The concept of a "mom test" is condescending as well. Many moms code.

PaulHoule

As a viewer? As a publisher?

  • shanebelloneOP

    As a publisher. One who seeks to decrease load times on pages that require many resources.

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