Website Optimization Measures, Part VII

Jens O. Meiert, October 6, 2009.

This entry is filed under Web Development, User Experience.

Long time no see.

Getting used to the unquoted attribute value syntax. In HTML you oftentimes don’t need to quote attribute values. (The markup would still be valid.) Omitting optional tags and making use of RFC 2396/3986 too, the code of coderesponsibly.org and example.ms turned into quite a beauty. Even if that’s in the eye of the beholder.
Dropping q elements. Everybody knows that styling q elements is still not working consistently (just think :lang()). Next, the HTML 5 spec is quite clear: “The use of q elements to mark up quotations is entirely optional.” Hence, gone they are, the qs.
Removing Google Friend Connect. I’m still a fan of Google Friend Connect, but the 70 KB script – did anyone say latency? – and, though I couldn’t consistently reproduce them anymore when writing this post, some “Back” button problems made me remove GFC from one, two sites.
Abandoning custom feed styling. A CSS connoisseur, I love styling more than just HTML documents. So I do style RSS feeds, Atom feeds, other XML documents. A good exercise, the outcome nice to look at, but considering the cost of problem as well as the obligation to maintain what I did I found that at least styling feeds is not really worth it. Hence, gone they are, specific feed style sheets.
Focusing on work/life balance. Quod erat demonstrandum.

This being just four and a half tips, next time we’ll welcome at least the usual sixty-five.

This has been the seventh part of an open article series. There are six additional articles on website optimization, part I, part II, part III, part IV, part V, and part VI.

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Comments

On October 6, 2009, 9:22 CEST, Rimantas said:

I think you should drop three last lines in coderesponsibly.org source.
On October 6, 2009, 15:55 CEST, Jens Meiert said:

Rimantas, you mean the entire Google Analytics script? Because of the script size too I reckon?
On October 6, 2009, 17:40 CEST, Duluoz said:

Just a quick error…

“Then the the HTML 5 spec is quite clear: ”

Note the double the.

:) Great article!
On October 6, 2009, 17:41 CEST, Duluoz said:

Sorry Jens! - I meant to send the error to your contact - not comment.
On October 6, 2009, 21:52 CEST, Jens Meiert said:

No worries, thanks David! (For what it’s worth, noticed the issue too when proof-reading … but couldn’t correct it any earlier.)

Jens Meiert

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