On 26/09/06, Tim Starling tstarling@wikimedia.org wrote:
In fact, I've been thinking about writing some general guidelines for template performance optimisation that editors can follow. Editors can do quite a lot for the performance of the site, if their efforts are properly informed. I've even edited articles myself, for the sole purpose of making them render faster. Others could do the same.
Please make them vaguer than you might, to discourage robotic zealotry from people who see "guideline" and think "COMMAND FROM ON HIGH. MUST IMPLEMENT! PART OF THE COMPLETE PROCESS FOR EVERYTHING!!"
- d.