Re: JavaScript Compression

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Peter Connell wrote:
> I have always presumed that browser caching helps avoid
> some of the problems with lots of JavaScript.

Browser cache does help a lot.  I'm not sure what the algorithm is to 
request a refresh of the file.  Mostly, I've noticed that when a 
JavaScript file is changed, the browser normally get's the new code.  It 
appears that the browser at least checks to see if a file has changed. 
Ocasionally I have to clear browser cache to see the changes.

But compressing files saves a little bandwidth, which I think is helpful 
as I've gravitated toward writing more JavaScript.  Any further thoughts 
on obfuscation?

Nathan.