For years many developers have paid little or no attention to page load times and optimization. Network speeds kept constantly increasing and sites became more complex which means more code got loaded etc. This trend finally started to change a couple of years ago. One reason could be seen in the rise of mobile internet which is still not as fast as cable connections and has a different pricing model attached to it (e.g. data plans that charge for transmitted data). It suddenly became important to reduce unnecessary bloated code and become more efficient. Moreover, speed is now seen as an important usability factor for users and has implications for conversions and to some extend on Search Engine Optimization.
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