> > I cache the items I'm displaying in an STL vector (C++). If the user moves > > to a page where I have no data I load it from the database as needed. I was > > considering loading data in the background in case the user might need it > > since I can predict what they might do relatively easily. > > Prefetching sounds like a wonderfull idea, it is definitely in a phase +2 from > current phase, but if the concept is working it might make the flow a lot > smoother.
On one project they demanded response time be below 3 seconds. I had to do all of these things to get it that fast. Good luck!