Erik Moeller wrote:
Hi,
after some browsing around in the code, I've found a major bottleneck: the current internal link resolution system.
If you have a local Wikipedia install, try it for yourself: Visit a few very link heavy pages, like [[List of reference tables]]. You will notice that the rendering speed depends directly on the number of internal links (not on the actual text size, or formatting tags). The link cache seems to work as page rendering gets faster as you load a page repeatedly, but it remains rather slow for link-heavy pages.
I address this issue as a non-techie. I have worked on some very link-heavy pages, such as the ones for the Academy Awards whose loading time increases with the addition of more data. 1. Is it likely that a technical solution will soon be found for the slow loading? 2. Are there ways in which data could be better organized to minimize the effects of slow loading? 3. Should articles like the Academy Awards listings be broken down to more manageable sizes, and if so, how does one determine optimum sizes?
Eclecticology