> 1) Where can I find a searchable archive of this mailing > list, because I'd hate to ask questions that have already > been answered.
Here are a couple: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:jquery.com+optimize+OR+optimization http://www.nabble.com/JQuery-f15494.html > 2) I'm getting about a 1.5 second pause when the page loads > up, even when on my local system, which appears to be when my > jquery commands execute. It's just a little too long, my > client noticed right away. Are there any tricks to help this > out? For example is it better to use xpath or css type > searches for better performance? It's better to not do the searches at all - or rather do them only once. I see a lot of code where the same jQuery expression is repeated over and over again - whether it's inside a loop or simply repeated in the code. Instead of: $('.foo').something(); // other code here $('.foo').somethingElse(); // how about a loop for( var i = 0; i < 42; i++ ) { $('.foo').andSomethingElse(); } Write: var $foo = $('.foo'); $foo.something(); // other code here $foo.somethingElse(); // how about a loop for( var i = 0; i < 42; i++ ) { $foo.andSomethingElse(); } That code will be a LOT fater than the first. I like to use the $ prefix on the variable name when I save a reference to a jQuery object - it makes the code still look like jQuery code to me. :-) For a single element, it can be useful to save references to both the jQuery object and the underlying DOM element. I like to use the same variable name for both, with the $ prefix on the jQuery object. This makes it easy to see their relation in the code: var $moo = $('#moo'), moo = $moo[0]; $moo.jQueryMethod(); moo.domMethod(); > I know this is a pretty open ended question please let me > know if I can help clarify it. If I can get this performance > thing fixed up a bit I hope some of my plugins can be useful > to the community. If you're going to be releasing your code anyway, just post it somewhere and we can all take a look at it. Otherwise you'll just get general suggestions like these. -Mike _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
