Byte-Saving Techniques For JavaScript

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It seems like there is almost no limit in minimizing the weight of the web pages we are creating.

For the JavaScript part, 140byt.es (a tweet-sized, fork-to-play, community-curated collection of JavaScript) is sharing a set of very useful tips for saving bytes.

Byte Saving JavaScript Techniques

They are simply smart replacements for the functions, equations, loops, etc that we are regularly using.

An example from conditionals:

  • Before: if(a)if(b)return c
  • After: return a&&b&&c

A good number of bytes saved : ). The bytes saved are definitely minimal but trying to keep things small and focusing on this is definitely a good habit (but also it is worth considering that such usage can make the code unreadable for other coders).

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