RE: [jQuery] jQuery minified

A common solution is to use the "minified" version and then gzip that file to the client.

 

There are many gzip solutions, depending on the server you have.  JSP, PHP, ASP, etc.

 

The idea is that it compresses the minified file (sort of light a lightweight ZIP or RAR) and it is downloaded in this compressed form.  The browser "unzips" the file when it downloads it.

 

So that 120kb file turns into  19kb download.

 

JK

 

From: Ziling Zhao [mailto:zilingzhao@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:17 PM
To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [jQuery] jQuery minified

 

1. The minified version is exactly the same as the full version, it is just compacted. There should no difference in functionality between the two.

2. This is not a question.

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Mike <tombahamut@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey guys, i've got two questions for you:

1. What/Where i cand find are the differences between the minified and
complete jQuery version?? what kind of things i can't use with
minified version??

2. the first question was because i'm developping a big web site, we
want it to be visited for many users, so i'm worried about performance
and loading time, and i think 120K (complete jQuery version) could be
a bit too much.
I must confess i'm a noob with this "loading time" stuff :/, so any
advice you can give me is welcome.

Thanks