that guy [TCTI v 8]

Ivysaur · Sep 2, 2015

plebs

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Akiba · Sep 2, 2015

228382.

Pokestick said:
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I beat the internet, but it nearly killed my browser in the process.

...Actually, now I'm curious as to what exactly causes multiple spoiler tags to be so heavy on the ol' processing. Surely it could be done better.

Did a little sniffing, and apparently PC's spoiler tags use this:

Code:

if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Hide'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Show'; }

Which looks like this when beautified (not that it's in any way beautiful):

Code:

if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {
	this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';
	this.innerText = '';
	this.value = 'Hide';
}
else {
	this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none';
	this.innerText = '';
	this.value = 'Show';
}

Which translates roughly to:

Code:

when I am clicked:
	grab my parent element's parent element
	grab every single element underneath that parent
	take the second one and throw everything else away
	grab every single element underneath this element, most of which I just threw away
	take the first one and throw everything else away
	if it's hidden then:
		grab my parent element's parent element
		grab every single element underneath that parent
		take the second one and throw everything else away
		grab every single element underneath this element, most of which I just threw away
		take the first one and throw everything else away
		make it show its content
		utterly pointless line
		also make me say "Hide"
	otherwise:
		grab my parent element's parent element
		grab every single element underneath that parent
		take the second one and throw everything else away
		grab every single element underneath this element, most of which I just threw away
		take the first one and throw everything else away
		make it hide its content
		utterly pointless line
		also make me say "Show"

It aches me to say that my beloved PC runs code that is so terribly inefficient. It's obvious how broken it is just by seeing all those redundant steps.

I took a look in the profiler:

Spoiler:

The DOM queries were taking longer and longer, until my processor couldn't even take them all in one cycle.

Spoiler:

Sure enough, the real bottleneck was all those queries piling up from the complexity of the operation, resulting in an ever increasing wait between opening each spoiler tag, as well as browser lag:

Spoiler:

This is like opening Pandora's Box.

Pokestick good times. · Sep 2, 2015

Akiba said:

228383.

Did a little sniffing, and apparently PC's spoiler tags use this:

Code:

if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Hide'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Show'; }

Which looks like this when beautified (not that it's in any way beautiful):

Code:

if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {
    this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';
    this.innerText = '';
    this.value = 'Hide';
}
else {
    this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none';
    this.innerText = '';
    this.value = 'Show';
}

Which translates roughly to:

Code:

when I am clicked:
    grab my parent element's parent element
    grab every single element underneath that parent
    take the second one and throw everything else away
    grab every single element underneath this element, most of which I just threw away
    take the first one and throw everything else away
    if it's hidden then:
        grab my parent element's parent element
        grab every single element underneath that parent
        take the second one and throw everything else away
        grab every single element underneath this element, most of which I just threw away
        take the first one and throw everything else away
        make it show its content
        utterly pointless line
        also make me say "Hide"
    otherwise:
        grab my parent element's parent element
        grab every single element underneath that parent
        take the second one and throw everything else away
        grab every single element underneath this element, most of which I just threw away
        take the first one and throw everything else away
        make it hide its content
        utterly pointless line
        also make me say "Show"

It aches me to say that my beloved PC runs code that is so terribly inefficient. It's obvious how broken it is just by seeing all those redundant steps.

I took a look in the profiler:

Spoiler:

The DOM queries were taking longer and longer, until my processor couldn't even take them all in one cycle.

Spoiler:

Sure enough, the real bottleneck was all those queries piling up from the complexity of the operation, resulting in an ever increasing wait between opening each spoiler tag, as well as browser lag:

Spoiler:

This is like opening Pandora's Box.

This is precisely what I hoped my query would incentivize. Thank you.

donavannj · Sep 2, 2015

228384. How much of that stems from vBulletin 3? I'm curious, since that is technically the base for all of this.

Ivysaur · Sep 3, 2015

Good admin.

228386

machomuu · Sep 3, 2015

228387

Good admin, sure, but the real question is: will he blend?

Gabri · Sep 3, 2015

Akiba should get a medal for services to the community. (b")b
228388

Ivysaur · Sep 3, 2015

I'm sure someone must have an emblem for that somewhere.

228389

Pokestick good times. · Sep 3, 2015

228390

Lerr- uh, Akiba from admin emperor!

Ivysaur · Sep 3, 2015

I googled "Zbambabar" and one of the top results was a post by me in this very thread.

I'm famous.

228391

Pokestick good times. · Sep 3, 2015

228392

Maybe Google just knows that you go to this silly thread on a Pokémon forum a lot, and tailored the results based on that information?

donavannj · Sep 3, 2015

228393. Maybe, but I did the search myself in a Private Browsing window (and an Incognito window) and it still shows up as the 9th result of the search.

Gabri · Sep 3, 2015

Pokestick said:
228390

Lerr- uh, Akiba from admin emperor!

Akiba for the next Lerroux!

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Akiba · Sep 3, 2015

228395.

Katalyst said:
Akiba for the next Lerroux!

shh remember this

Gabri · Sep 3, 2015

People got so pissed off at that prank.

228396

fango pango · Sep 3, 2015

228397

This number feels a lot lower than it was back in the old days.

Ivysaur · Sep 4, 2015

Faaaango don't use quick reply :(

228398

Yukari · Sep 4, 2015

228399

Quick reply is evil!

machomuu · Sep 4, 2015

228400

It's not evil, just misunderstood ~~and waiting for some Synchronous magic.~~

starlightartist · Sep 4, 2015

228401

what is this how did i get here

that guy [TCTI v 8]

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Ivysaur

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m8

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[i]cheeky[/i]

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This fire burns, always.

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