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jQuery compiled with Google Closure Compiler

Has anyone compiled jQuery against Google's newly-released Closure compiler?

There has been reported huge savings in code size. I'm curious what the benefit is if jQuery was compiled with it.

Is there any point of using "return !0" in javascript?

If you go to a google result page, and run rwt.toString(), you'll see that the return call for this function is:

return !0;

I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't always be true. Is this just a shorthand for true, or is there more going on here?

How to minify php page html output?

I am looking for a php script or class that can minify my php page html output like google page speed does.

How can i do this?

Minify Html output of ASP.NET Application

What are the ways by which we can reduce the size of the HTML Response sent by an asp.net application?

I am using Controls which are not owned by me and it produces output with white spaces. I am interested in Minifying the entire HTML output of the page just like how google does (View source www.google.com) to improve the timing.

Is there any Utility classes available for ASP.NET which can do this stuff for me?

Any recommendations for a CSS minifier? [closed]

Any recommendations for a CSS minifier?

I’ll be rooting around Google and trying some out, but I suspected that the smart, proficient and curiously handsome StackOverflow community might have already evaluated the pros and cons of the heavyweights.

Why would Google use a font tag?

So, I couldn't help noticing while demonstrating Chrome's DOM browser thing to my brother, that Google uses a <font size=-2> tag.

I know this is a stupid question, but from a programming point of view--why would they use a deprecated tag on Google? Is it because it's smaller than using <p class="whatever"> and then creating a style for it, or just going <p style="font-size: x-small">?

What's the difference between jquery.js and jquery.min.js?

What is the difference between jquery.min.js and jquery.js?

Which one has support for all functions?

sass --watch with automatic minify?

Is there a way to run:

sass --watch a.scss:a.css

but have a.css end up being minified?

How would I avoid having to run a separate minification step as I compile my stylesheet?

Is there a good JavaScript minifier? [closed]

What JavaScript minifier do you recommend?

Is there a point to minifying PHP?

I know you can minify PHP, but I'm wondering if there is any point. PHP is an interpreted language so will run a little slower than a compiled language. My question is: would clients see a visible speed improvement in page loads and such if I were to minify my PHP?

Also, is there a way to compile PHP or something similar?

Tool to Unminify / Decompress JavaScript [closed]

Are there any command line scripts and/or online tools that can reverse the effects of minification similar to how Tidy can clean up horrific HTML?

(I'm specifically looking to unminify a minified JavaScript file, so variable renaming might still be an issue.)

Google Closure minifier online?

Has anyone setup an online copy/paste utility for Google's Closure minifier? I'm working on a project and I want to minify part of the code manually without having to setup the entire project on my own.

Python script for minifying CSS?

I'm looking for a simple Python script that can minify CSS as part of a web-site deployment process. (Python is the only scripting language supported on the server and full-blown parsers like CSS Utils are overkill for this project).

Basically I'd like jsmin.py for CSS. A single script with no dependencies.

Any ideas?

Gzip versus minify

I had a somewhat lively discussion the other day about minifying Javascript and CSS versus someone who prefers using Gzip.

I'll call this person X.

X said that Gzip allready minifies the code, since it zips your files.

I disagree. Zip is a lossless method of shrinking filesize. Lossless means the original must be restored perfectly, meaning info must be stored to be able to restore the spaces, the un-needed characters, commented code and everything else. That takes up more space, since more must be compressed.

I have no method of testing, but I believe that the Gzip of this code:

.a1 {
    background-color:#FFFFFF;
    padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px;
}

Will still be bigger than the Gzip of this code:

.a1{body:background-color:#FFF;padding:40px}

Is there anybody who can prove this right or wrong.
And please don't come saying "It's right because that's what I've always used".

I am asking for scientific proof here.

Why minify assets and not the markup?

Why do people suggest minifying web assets, such as CSS and JavaScript, but they never suggest the markup be minified? CSS and JavaScript can be used on many various pages while the markup gets loaded each and every time, making minification of markup far more important.