[Javascript] Speed of loading JS files

[Skip Evans]

Hey all,

Our system that uses lots of AJAX in a total of 
154K. However, the site is taking a long time to 
load the initial page and the individual JS files, 
approximately 10 to 15 seconds of waiting.

The JS is in about 39 separate files simply 
because we build individual PHP and JS files per 
system module and that's just how it worked out 
for this application.

Does the number of files greatly affect that 
initial download off all the JS? Would it speed up 
significantly if we combined them into just a 
couple of files?

If not, could someone suggest a more efficient way 
to get the JS code to the browser?

Thanks,
Skip

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Skip Evans
Big Sky Penguin, LLC
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Madison, WI 53703
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