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How not to write a blog hit counter

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Post by romsson » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 9:47 PM UTC

How not to write a blog hit counter
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Post by rgbrgb » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:06 PM UTC

Care to explain why?

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#3

Post by 33a » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:07 PM UTC

I don't get it. This seems ok to me.

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Post by pauly » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:07 PM UTC

rgbrgb wrote: post #2

Care to explain why?

Every DOM element below the write is blocked from rendering until the write is done

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:08 PM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:09 PM UTC

rgbrgb wrote: post #2

Care to explain why?

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Post by ArtDev » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:10 PM UTC

don't use document.write

Re: How not to write a blog hit counter

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Post by _delirium » Fri, Aug 21, 2015, 10:10 PM UTC

pauly wrote: post #4

rgbrgb wrote: post #2

Care to explain why?

Every DOM element below the write is blocked from rendering until the write is done

Considering the whole thing still renders faster than almost any other page linked on the HN front page at the moment, that in itself doesn't seem like a huge concern.

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