Server Push vs Lazy Loading
Developers should use Server Push when building high-performance web applications that require fast initial page loads, especially for sites with multiple dependent resources like stylesheets and scripts meets developers should use lazy loading when building applications with large datasets, media-heavy content, or complex user interfaces to enhance performance and user experience. Here's our take.
Server Push
Developers should use Server Push when building high-performance web applications that require fast initial page loads, especially for sites with multiple dependent resources like stylesheets and scripts
Server Push
Nice PickDevelopers should use Server Push when building high-performance web applications that require fast initial page loads, especially for sites with multiple dependent resources like stylesheets and scripts
Pros
- +It is particularly effective in scenarios with high latency connections or when optimizing for mobile users, as it preemptively delivers assets that would otherwise block rendering
- +Related to: http-2, http-3
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Lazy Loading
Developers should use lazy loading when building applications with large datasets, media-heavy content, or complex user interfaces to enhance performance and user experience
Pros
- +It is particularly useful in web development for loading images, videos, or JavaScript modules only when they become visible in the viewport, reducing bandwidth and speeding up page loads
- +Related to: code-splitting, dynamic-imports
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Server Push if: You want it is particularly effective in scenarios with high latency connections or when optimizing for mobile users, as it preemptively delivers assets that would otherwise block rendering and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Lazy Loading if: You prioritize it is particularly useful in web development for loading images, videos, or javascript modules only when they become visible in the viewport, reducing bandwidth and speeding up page loads over what Server Push offers.
Developers should use Server Push when building high-performance web applications that require fast initial page loads, especially for sites with multiple dependent resources like stylesheets and scripts
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