Javascript file size , what's too big?

[1DMF]

Is 2000 lines of code (including spacing / newline formating) too big?

or is that fairly small?

actual file size is @ 50kb , and there are two loaded JS files which equals @ 60kb in total.



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[jmeckley]

Is 2000 lines of code (including spacing / newline formating) too big?

there are tools to compress and minify formatted js files. this way it's easy for developers to read. The file deployed for production then gets the extra linebreaks and whitespaces removed. I think there are even applications to combine js files. so development can create separate js files to keep organized, for production the files are combined, compressed, and minified.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
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[Diancecht]

Too big for what?

Cheers,
Dian

 

[1DMF]

Too big.....

a)for execution.
b)for use in an acceptable commercial environment.
c)to run on a slow ass PC's
d)to run on a slow ass internet connection.

is there any other type of too big in computer web code terms?

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[Diancecht]

Still too vague.

The execution time has nothing to do with size.

var i=0;
while (true) {
 i++;
 --i
}

This is less than 1K and will keep de CPU busy for a while.

If you're designing a web with some 200K jpegs, then a 50K Javscript is nothing. If you're using some kind of DSL, transimission time is ridiculous.

If you're planning to use a 49K RAM LCD to display it, then it's too big

Cheers,
Dian

 

[1DMF]

I'm probably worrying about nothing then as I don't intend to write code that puts the browser in a loop, that would be a bug wouldn't it?

plus my target user/client is not a mobile phone.

I'll assume all is OK unless I hit a snag , then I'll post a specific code problem then.

Cross fingers it won't come to that though.

Thanks for the input.

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