Optimising

Internet services across Australia and the world are a mixed bag of speed and stability, so while developing content on a fast internet connection may present no problems, it will give an unbalanced reference to the experienced by users of the content. It is important to optimise the content where possible to improve the performance for students on slower networks and devices.

This guide only covers a minor amount of a very large subject.

The biggest areas where savings can be made are images and video. The following are some guides to help reduce file sizes but should be taken with a grain of salt. Waiting a little longer for an image to load is more beneficial than a tiny image that is hard to read.