I still don't really understand the "defer" attribute, but I also don't see the advantage, when you can just put your scripts as late in the document as possible.
On Monday, November 7, 2011 7:50:18 AM UTC-5, Lasse Reichstein wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, dtang85 <dta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I know that it is considered best practice to place your scripts at > > the bottom of the page before the closing body tag. However, I started > > using Require.js recently and the Google Maps API, and both tell you > > to place your scripts in the head. Is there a reason for this or do > > the examples just put it there because this was common practice in the > > past? > > If you use the "defer" attribute on the script tag, it makes sense to put > it as > early in the document as possible. Then the script can be loaded in > parallel with > the page being parsed. > > /L > > -- To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: http://www.mail-archive.com/jsmentors@jsmentors.com/ To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: http://www.mail-archive.com/jsmentors@googlegroups.com/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to jsmentors+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
