Please, since someone from wikipedia is probably reading this:
Keep the JavaScript to a minimum. The plans aren't clear to me, but given what sites like reddit/etc have done during their "updates" the new UI's are terrible on anything that isn't a top of the line device with a screaming fast internet connection. Wikipedia (and a few other "older" sites) is such a pleasure to use as is, don't ruin it.
AKA round-tripping 1000 times sucks on high latency connections, and my little atom based tablets/a53 based phones/etc choke on those sites and its absolutely miserable trying to use them.
So, put some effort into measuring the before/after and making sure that the download/render times remain in the same ballpark on older devices/connections.
AKA round-tripping 1000 times sucks on high latency connections, and my little atom based tablets/a53 based phones/etc choke on those sites and its absolutely miserable trying to use them.
So, put some effort into measuring the before/after and making sure that the download/render times remain in the same ballpark on older devices/connections.