6. Pros
1. Save Bandwidth & Money
2. User could have the file already cached
3. CORS, gzip, minification is handled automatically
4. Decreased Latency
5. Increased parallelism (Domain Sharding)
@jdorfman
http://encosia.com/3-reasons-why-you-should-let-google-host-jquery-for-you/
7. Cons
1. JS could contain Malware
2. Public CDNs can go Offline
3. ISPs can block Public CDNs
4. Won’t work if you’re Developing Offline.
5. Files may not be optimized for your site/app
6. No pre-caching guarantees
@jdorfman
http://www.sitepoint.com/7-reasons-not-to-use-a-cdn/
10. Tips & Tricks
With JSDelivr/OSSCDN you can group libraries together
/ //oss.maxcdn.com/g/less,rrssb,d3js
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11. Tips & Tricks (Recap)
● Fall back to local copy
● Never use /latest/
● With JSDelivr/OSSCDN you can group libraries
together creating only 1 HTTP request
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13. What is Bootstrap?
A front-end framework for developing
responsive, mobile first projects on the web.
• OSS Project started at Twitter in 2011
• Created by Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton
• #1 Repository on GitHub (67,000 Stars)
• Works the same on all Modern Browsers
18. What is BootstrapCDN?
An FOSS CDN for Bootstrap, FontAwesome &
Bootswatch.
• July 5th 2012 Launched
• August 8th 2012 @TwitterOSS Endorsement
• May 3rd 2013 Added to official docs
@jdorfman
http://www.bootstrapcdn.com/extras/birthday
24. That’s all folks
Links mentioned:
http://bitly.com/bundles/jdorfman/6
We are hiring:
http://www.maxcdn.com/company/careers/
Try MaxCDN with Coupon Code:
“LAWEBSPEED20”
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