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Why do javascript files get inserted before </body> and not within <head>
28 March 2011 at 6:28pm
Hi,
Just wondering why javascript files included using
get inserted beforeRequirements::javascript('...')
and not in</body>
.<head>
Just curious if there are any advantages of one method over the other.
Thanks.
VWD -
Re: Why do javascript files get inserted before </body> and not within <head>
28 March 2011 at 8:47pm
It's considered best practice: putting the .js files at the bottom of the page makes them download last which increases overall page loading speed. Check out http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html#js_bottom
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Re: Why do javascript files get inserted before </body> and not within <head>
28 March 2011 at 10:45pm
Great - thanks very much for that Nathan. I understand now.
VWD.
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