> 30 seconds? No way is anyone going to wait 30 seconds fora page
> to download
> these days, unless it's something they are really interested in seeing.
> Still, 30 seconds would even be pushing it then. Aim for 10 or less.
There was a time that I knew a lot about this stuff, and 30
seconds was what I recalled as the maximum wait time, with
the recommended wait being more like 10 seconds. I'm also
counting on the fact that broadband is a lot more prominent,
and most serious web users (at least in America) don't have
to wait that long. Note that I said 30 seconds on a 56k,
which is very fast on a cable modem, DSL, or a LAN.
> Also, the problem with a few 100ms is, what happens when you multiply that
> by 1,000 people? It adds up fast.
Okay, I assumed Kola meant that 150ms was under normal
conditions (while 1,000 people are hitting the site).
> As for your traffic example, I have a better one for you. Say you are
> driving down the freeway and way up the road there is a fender bender.
> Well, of course, everyone who drives by slows down just a tiny
> bit to have a
> look Well, that little slow down has a ripple effect that goes
> waaaaay back
> down the line of traffic and each little slow down adds to the ripple.
> Eventually, what always happens is a traffic jam about 3 miles
> back.
> Living around Charlotte, I see this almost every day.
Right, and you can't convince Charlotteans to ride a bus, so
you have to build more roads. I live in Charlotte, too. :)
Patrick
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