JS library to make your website instant
http://instantclick.io/ It seems the internet architecture won't bring us instant websites anytime soon. So here is a hack. I released this JS library last month (today is version 2.0 release, fixing v1.0's rough edges), it makes use of HTML5's pushState and preloading to make a website instant. It works like this: before clicking on a link, you'll hover over it. And there's a delay of 200-300 ms between these two events. InstantClick uses this delay to preload a page, when you click on a link it will display instantly in most case. (You can test on the website.) That's…
JS library to make your website instant launched on February 8, 2014 with 426 votes, #4 of 1,100 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
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InstantClick is a JavaScript library that speeds up website navigation by preloading pages during the hover delay before a user clicks a link. Using HTML5's pushState and Ajax, it leverages the 200-300 millisecond gap between hovering and clicking to load content in advance, resulting in near-instant page displays. The library is designed for website developers seeking to improve user experience without relying on faster internet infrastructure. It offers customizable preloading options, including delayed preloading or triggering on mousedown to reduce server load.
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http://instantclick.io/ It seems the internet architecture won't bring us instant websites anytime soon. So here is a hack. I released this JS library last month (today is version 2.0 release, fixing v1.0's rough edges), it makes use of HTML5's pushState and preloading to make a website instant. It…
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