Query page load time

[Devin Rhode]

I was wondering how I could query how long it will take to load a webpage? I originally asked this here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7541520/predict-time-to-fully-load-page-in-javascript

[Jeremy Geerdes]

This really has no direct relationship to the Google APIs, but it is an important subject in the development of any web app. That said, there are so many different variables in play when trying to gauge how long it will take for a page to load that it's very difficult to provide a truly concrete answer. Just a few of these include server load, network speed and traffic, client resources, and browser. So really, the best you can do is utilize tools to optimize your site's download and rendering. Tools like YSlow and PageSpeed, which are both plugins for Chrome and Firefox/Firebug, are of immense help in this area. You'll also want to add timers to your server-side scripts and such to identify any bottlenecks in the code which may be eliminated. The other day, I managed to net a 7x performance improvement in a single script by doing this and rethinking a major bottleneck in the script.

Jeremy R. Geerdes

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On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:28 PM, Devin Rhode wrote:

I was wondering how I could query how long it will take to load a webpage? I originally asked this here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7541520/predict-time-to-fully-load-page-in-javascript

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[Jeremy Geerdes]

There are also a number of online tutorials and such which will go into much greater detail. I would check out a few of those.

Jeremy R. Geerdes

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Des Moines, IA

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On Sep 25, 2011, at 11:28 PM, Devin Rhode wrote:

I was wondering how I could query how long it will take to load a webpage? I originally asked this here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7541520/predict-time-to-fully-load-page-in-javascript