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Is it worth it to gzip js files?

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performance

javascript

gzip

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?

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700 Software Avatar asked Oct 22 '10 15:10

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Yes, gzip them for transmission, the CPU needed to unzip them is very minimal.

Google has a full writeup here on the benefits.

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Nick Craver Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 14:09

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