CR: Preload

Preload

https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/CR-preload-20171026/

feedback due by: 2017-11-23

Abstract


This specification defines the preload keyword that may be used with link elements. This keyword provides a declarative fetch primitive that initiates an early fetch and separates fetching from resource execution.

Status of the Document


This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at https://www.w3.org/TR/.

This document was published by the Web Performance Working Group as a Candidate Recommendation. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation. Comments regarding this document are welcome. Please send them to public-web-perf@w3.org (subscribe, archives) with [preload] at the start of your email's subject, or file a GitHub issue. W3C publishes a Candidate Recommendation to indicate that the document is believed to be stable and to encourage implementation by the developer community. This Candidate Recommendation is expected to advance to Proposed Recommendation no earlier than 23 November 2017.

The Group expects to demonstrate at least 2 implementations of all the features in this specification. There are no features at risk and significant change since the previous publication.

Please see the Working Group's implementation report.

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This document is governed by the 1 March 2017 W3C Process Document.