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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Yes, gzip them for transmission, the CPU needed to unzip them is very minimal.
Google has a full writeup here on the benefits.
Nick Craver
2010-10-22 15:54:09
what actually does the gzipping? i wouldn't want anything looking zippy in my http header instpector. Just curious...
Gabriel
2010-10-22 15:55:59
@Gabriel - the web server you're using usually, Apache, IIS, etc all have this built-in...as do the inspector tools, so you'll see be able to see the content coming down.
Nick Craver
2010-10-22 15:57:25