AgreeableLandscape to Technology · edit-23 years agoFun fact: HTTPS loads faster than HTTP.www.httpvshttps.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkFun fact: HTTPS loads faster than HTTP.www.httpvshttps.comAgreeableLandscape to Technology · edit-23 years agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareFjordlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoVery cool to see. I wonder exactly why, though. That might be something cool for the site to add at the bottom.
minus-squarerysiek@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoIt looks like it’s HTTP/2 (which is HTTPS-only) vs. HTTP/1.1
minus-squaremogohlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoHTTP/2 is not HTTPS-only. https://http2.github.io/faq/#does-http2-require-encryption Though, wikipedia states that: “although most client implementations require it, which makes encryption a de facto requirement.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP/2 So you are kind of right. Anyway, this site compares HTTP/2 and HTTP/1 so it is not fair HTTP vs HTTPS comparison.
minus-squarerysiek@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoYeah, I guess it’s fair to call this “manipulation”.
minus-squareEpheralinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoI wish it was more obvious from that webpage, since yeah, HTTPS is definitely slower by itself, but it is what a current real-time measurement will likely give you.
minus-squarepingvenolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoOh, so it’s basically “if we use more techniques to accelerate load time, load times are faster”.
Very cool to see. I wonder exactly why, though. That might be something cool for the site to add at the bottom.
It looks like it’s HTTP/2 (which is HTTPS-only) vs. HTTP/1.1
HTTP/2 is not HTTPS-only.
https://http2.github.io/faq/#does-http2-require-encryption
Though, wikipedia states that: “although most client implementations require it, which makes encryption a de facto requirement.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP/2
So you are kind of right.
Anyway, this site compares HTTP/2 and HTTP/1 so it is not fair HTTP vs HTTPS comparison.
Yeah, I guess it’s fair to call this “manipulation”.
I wish it was more obvious from that webpage, since yeah, HTTPS is definitely slower by itself, but it is what a current real-time measurement will likely give you.
Oh, so it’s basically “if we use more techniques to accelerate load time, load times are faster”.