> The entire internet is slower because it's being squeezed to oblivion for monetization and tracking purposes.
Bullshit. All you need to track a user is data you send as part of a HTTP request. Pushing metrics is a fire-and-forget HTTP request away.
The internet feels slower because we're using way more of it, not only in the increased complexity of webapps to improve user experience and implement features but also in the volume of data we're transferring around.
> running A/B tests
A/B tests just means settings/feature flags and metrics. Feature flags is used in way more things than behavioral studies.
> include recording user sessions
User sessions are recorded since ever with zero performance penalty. The very same HackerNews page you're now browsing is tracking your user session whenever you login. That's not it.
> Back "before SPAs" we just weren't doing as much crap in the browser.
Right, and life sucked back then. Why do you think Flash was so popular?
It's trendy to shit on the status quo but it also is low-effort and lacks any insightfulness.
Bullshit. All you need to track a user is data you send as part of a HTTP request. Pushing metrics is a fire-and-forget HTTP request away.
The internet feels slower because we're using way more of it, not only in the increased complexity of webapps to improve user experience and implement features but also in the volume of data we're transferring around.
> running A/B tests
A/B tests just means settings/feature flags and metrics. Feature flags is used in way more things than behavioral studies.
> include recording user sessions
User sessions are recorded since ever with zero performance penalty. The very same HackerNews page you're now browsing is tracking your user session whenever you login. That's not it.
> Back "before SPAs" we just weren't doing as much crap in the browser.
Right, and life sucked back then. Why do you think Flash was so popular?
It's trendy to shit on the status quo but it also is low-effort and lacks any insightfulness.