After you have finished developing your HTML5 application, you may notice that the amount of referencing to external JavaScript and CSS files may have gotten a little out of hand. One of the easiest ways to begin the battle for faster page loads is to minimize your JavaScript and CSS source code into the smallest file size possible. This will allow for the client to retrieve the content over the Internet in a shorter time allowing the remainder of the page to finish loading.
Some CSS compilers such as LESS (http://lesscss.org) and SAS (http://sass-lang.com) contain the ability to minimize your CSS automatically, saving you the hassle of remembering to do it yourself after every update to your site. However, if you are not using a CSS compiler, there are still many great ways to accomplish the same task. One of my personal favorite online resources for CSS compression is http://www.csscompressor.com. This easy to use CSS compressor gives you the ability to not...