Webpage Designer Blog » Compress Javascript http://www.webpage-designer.net All about web design, designers and web 2.0 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:30:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Why You Should Compress Your Javascript http://www.webpage-designer.net/why-you-should-compress-your-javascript/ http://www.webpage-designer.net/why-you-should-compress-your-javascript/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:00:32 +0000 admin http://www.webpage-designer.net/?p=68 Minify JavascriptDo you write a lot of jQuery, MooTools, Prototype, Dojo (all types of JavaScript) code?

If you do then you should also be compressing (or minify) that code on all your live websites. And not just the large scripts either…

You should Minify every Javascript script that is going to be loaded by any of your webpages, especially the ones that are highly trafficked. Even is the Javascript file is only 2KB in size, you should still compress it! This may sound anal and sure this is a pain in the ass to do, but in the long run your wallet, uptime, servers and clients will all thank you.

Why go to all the trouble of compressing Javascript?

Well first of all it’s easy to compress javascript and even CSS code, plus there are tons of options out there – to make your life easier here is our list of the Top 10 Free Javascript Compressors on the web. All compressors listed in the latter hyperlink make it a snap to compress code on-demand 24/7.

Reasons to Compress Javascript:

  • Reduced data load and server processing load when browsers request pages (due to smaller file sizes.)
  • Obfuscation (or encoding) of potentially sensitive script logic and algorithms which although can be reverse engineered at least makes it harder for people to rip off your code.
  • $$ Money savings can be significant especially when talking about sites that get large volumes in traffic and also have many web 2.0 components.
  • Most-importantly you can increase website load time up to 80%!

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In a survey of ten top U.S. web sites, minification achieved a 21% file size reduction.

This can allow your website to load up to 80% faster! Save bandwidth, hosting fees and decrease load time all at once.

Here is a list of the top 10 free Javascript compressors:

  1. MinifyJS.com Javascript Compressor – Really cool and easy to use to minify Javascript. The interface is well laid out and intuitive to use for even the beginner programmer; additionally there is a drop down selector where you can choose advanced compression options for your code, such as: Char sets, fast/slow mode, numeric compression, high ASCII compression and whether or not to use Javascript obfuscation.
  2. JSCompress.com – This cool utility lets you choose between two very different forms of compressing, JSMin or Packer by Dean Edwards; thus allowing you to compare which method has the smallest file size.
  3. JavascriptCompressor.com – One of the more popular tools used by programmers plus it has forums where you can discuss all your compression desires!
  4. MinifyJavascript.com Javascript Compressor – A simple and straight forward utility with great compression tutorials and optional advanced compression settings.
  5. Yahoo! YUI Compressor – Since Yahoo! basically coined the term “minify,” it is only proper that have their own utility, beware though, intermediate programming knowledge required.
  6. Google Minify – Just because Google out its name on it, doesn’t make it easy to use or understand; this application if for expert users only. Also works with CSS.
  7. ShrinkSafe– The Dojo Toolkit, a different and interesting approach to code compression.
  8. Huffman Javascript Compression – Another very basic Javascript compressor, no bells and whistles just straight minifying.
  9. Code and Coffee – Great compressor for beginners; Select from 3 levels of compression (high, medium and low) then click compress and you’re on your way to a faster website.
  10. Creativyst JS Compressor – Sure it is a bare bones utility, but hey it does what it advertises.

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