 September 10, 2007 - 6:11am | I experience this between the hours of 1AM and 3AM EST... I don't know why. I think it may be something to do with the host of this site - I sent them a support request asking them about it and have not yet received a reply. It's not a scripting error you're seeing (at least not php or javascript). You're just receiving a partial js file and it's halting and timing out. I already keep my css and java files small (tiny even!!). Take a look at the files you get (right-click and select "View Page Source" or whatever your browser says) and you'll see a bunch of small css files referenced, and a bunch of small js files. None are large. The only thing I could do to improve things on my end is as follows... I could create css cache packets (so my script doesn't have to parse the css file from the server every time), and I could enable some site-wide caching. Right now, I have all caching turned off that I can turn off. That's because I'm still making so many changes and if you go to a cached page that I've changed then you have unpredictable results. Things are getting stable enough that I'll enable caching and just inform you (the testers) when to flush your browser's cache directory. If any of you need help learning how to do that, drop me a PM. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
September 17, 2007 - 1:14pm | I've coded as optimally as I think is necessary to ensure efficiency in loading. I'm not sure what more I could possibly do. To address this, I've enabled caching of content and scripts and styles, which should enhance the performance of the site. Of course, I couldn't enable these features when I was making so many drastic changes to the site so often. I've also added a feature to turn off the javascript for curvy corners. It's in your user profile edit pages. The site will be uglier, but if your computer requires it to be turned off, it should help with load times. The server's stats through Drupal show that most pages are created through scripting in mere milliseconds, seldom more than 1-2 seconds at MOST (most often well under a second). According to all info on the net I can find, that should support a very robust user base of high bandwidth users just fine. I'm going to call this issue closed for the moment... if the problem gets worse, we'll readdress it. If you experience lag and problems with scripts - try disabling the curvycorners in your user profile. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
