You have some interesting points about tuning the server and using
CDNs
that many people overlook when they consider optimizing their *site*,
not just the applications.
Thanks, we actually have a separate 'assets' directory in our
applications, where all our static files (thumbnails, css, etc) are
stored (outside of the public root). A CDN virtual host uses that
directory as it's public root directory.
I also want to announce that I've been working on a performance guide
appendix to the manual, and those of you following the subversion
commits have likely noticed these commits. I have a lot of detail on
ways you can reduce things like class loading overhead, how to
optimize
your views, etc. More tips will be added in the coming week as we
approach the 1.7.0 release.
Cool, looking forward to that.
Sander
