Questions tagged [preloading]

Employ preloading when dealing with inquiries concerning the automated retrieval of files or information using a heuristic or predictive method.

Loading Images in Advance with jQuery, Native JavaScript, and CSS

After successfully implementing a method to hover on a small image and load an additional image to the right side of the page, I am now looking to enhance user experience by preloading images. Is there a way to preload an image using JQuery, allowing it t ...

Increase the efficiency of MySQL InnoDB queries in your PHP application

I've encountered some issues with the code in my PHP/MySQL application. While it generally runs smoothly and takes about 3-4 seconds, the first execution (per session) can take up to 2 minutes. I suspect this delay is due to certain automated cache mechani ...

Which method of loading website images is quicker: sequential or parallel, utilizing Javascript?

As I work on developing an AJAX image gallery that preloads multiple large images ranging from 120kB to 2MB before the lightbox appears, a question arises: should these images be loaded sequentially (waiting for one to preload at a time) or in parallel? Wh ...