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Ebay becoming un-useable due to Javascript overload

pwhyles — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:22:34 GMT

This is just a whinge; I don't expect any comments/action.

Myebay (never liked that name) in particular is so overloaded with garbage Javascript that it is making the page un-useable.

You have a pile of script executing merely on page focus.

What this does is stop you scrolling the page; stop you clicking any links; and spins the fans up on your PC just to cope with the extra processing.

It's becoming a problem. It's taking several seconds before MyEbay actually becomes responsive to any user input at all. Too busy running Javascript.

It's time to start removing all this useless, mostly, Javascript.

Re: Ebay becoming un-useable due to Javascript overload

theelench — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:30:55 GMT

Can't comment on the technicalities but thanks for explaining why the fans are on so much.

Re: Ebay becoming un-useable due to Javascript overload

evoman3957 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:00:07 GMT

Yes, javascript is becoming a real pain in the backside.

Re: Ebay becoming un-useable due to Javascript overload

mustard-tree — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:51:12 GMT

Not just ebay. There are other sites trying to pack as many ads as they can on the screen.

You should get a pop up box at the bottom, stating Not responding due to long running script.

Also a link to press to stop script.

Re: Ebay becoming un-useable due to Javascript overload

theelench — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:58:51 GMT

That's for sure, my homepage is Yahoo. Their "News and Gossip" snippets are atrocious, bouncing up and down the screen, taking an age to load (if they do at all). When they have something of real interest to me it's usually unreadable because it's broken into bite sized bits with adverts between every one and an array of ads that have to clicked on to remove before I can read the info.

I usually don't bother with them at all now.