700 Software
Reputation: 87873
Is it worth it to gzip js files?
On modern browsers and computers,, is it better to gzip files to save network traffic or to not gzip them which seems like it would save browser CPU?
Upvotes: 7
Views: 1106
Answers (1)
Nick Craver
Reputation: 630587
Yes, gzip them for transmission, the CPU needed to unzip them is very minimal.
Google has a full writeup here on the benefits.
Upvotes: 16
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