pageweight
Dev tools
web performance audit
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful tool, bookmarked and impressed by share image previews
From 2 comments
Pretty nice tool BTW. I've bookmarked this link
ColCh on HNI posted one of your share links into our Slack, and was really impressed with the image it found (your `meta property="og:image"`) & attached in the rich snippet! Nice work!
arcameron on HN
Objections
Jobs frequently fail or stop partway on many pages
From 3 comments
Tried it with a few pages. Not a single one worked. Either it just stopped at some number like "258/290 images" or it gave me "There was an error processing ... Please try…
3dfan on HNhttps://pageweight.imgix.com/jobs/01aece6b-48a4-47bd-843a-bf89c954c4ae Broke it
ameesdotme on HNdidn't work on two https site I tried...
x13 on HN
Does not work well for lazy or JavaScript-loaded images
From 1 comment
I have multiple images loaded through javascript. Any thoughts on how these could be included? https://pageweight.imgix.com/jobs/aaa64e22-5ce8-48ae-905c-7efd4a10720b/loading
NicoJuicy on HN
Compression differences are noticeable on retina screens
From 1 comment
Even on the highest setting the difference is noticeable enough on a retina screen that I couldn't use this tool. Especially when imageOptim does such a good job. Cool concept…
stevenhubertron on HN
Requests
Support for JavaScript-loaded images
From 1 comment
I have multiple images loaded through javascript. Any thoughts on how these could be included? https://pageweight.imgix.com/jobs/aaa64e22-5ce8-48ae-905c-7efd4a10720b/loading
NicoJuicy on HN
More compression options
From 1 comment
Even on the highest setting the difference is noticeable enough on a retina screen that I couldn't use this tool. Especially when imageOptim does such a good job. Cool concept…
stevenhubertron on HN
Clearer error explanations
From 1 comment
Does this work even if you have webp? Can you explain the errors in more detail. e.g : http://pageweight.imgix.com/jobs/fb65b0e2-c316-4555-8eef-638743512af5 is what I got but not…
dedalus on HN
Questions
Does it work with WebP images?
From 1 comment
Does this work even if you have webp? Can you explain the errors in more detail. e.g : http://pageweight.imgix.com/jobs/fb65b0e2-c316-4555-8eef-638743512af5 is what I got but not…
dedalus on HN
Does it support HTTPS sites?
From 1 comment
didn't work on two https site I tried...
x13 on HN
Alternatives named
imageOptim
From 1 comment
Even on the highest setting the difference is noticeable enough on a retina screen that I couldn't use this tool. Especially when imageOptim does such a good job. Cool concept…
stevenhubertron on HN
imgix client libraries for device pixel ratio sizing
From 1 comment
Imgix has good libraries that can automatically determine client device pixel ratio and other factors that make it easy to request the right sized image per client. I don't work…
mrinterweb on HN