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X says its updated web app is way faster

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In short

Engineering teams revamped the platform's foundation by replacing three disparate systems previously handling visitors, crawlers, and previews with a single server. This architectural overhaul slashes page load delays, allowing content to surface in a fraction of the time previously required on poor connections. While public and search-indexed pages already run on the new system, authenticated members are receiving access through a country-by-country rollout.

Key points

  • The updated web application is rolling out gradually to signed-in users on a country-by-c…: The updated web application is rolling out gradually to signed-in users on a country-by-country basis.
  • Architectural consolidation dramatically boosts performance for users accessing the platf…: Architectural consolidation dramatically boosts performance for users accessing the platform on slow internet connections.
  • Early testers, including security researcher Jane Manchun Wong, observed that the redesig…: Early testers, including security researcher Jane Manchun Wong, observed that the redesigned interface feels snappy and loads quickly.

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X is introducing a new version of its web app that it says is much faster than before, and it’s now rolling out the updated app “one country at a time” for signed-in users.

X says its updated web app is way faster

X is moving signed-in users to its new web app one country at a time, but it’s already using the rewrite for X’s logged-out web experience.

X is moving signed-in users to its new web app one country at a time, but it’s already using the rewrite for X’s logged-out web experience.

“Open a profile on X.com over a slow connection,” principal engineer Yagiz Nizipli said in a blog post about the changes. “On the old web app, you’d stare at the X logo for more than 22 seconds before the first post appeared. On the new one, it shows up in 2.7.” The post also goes into technical detail about how the updated app “replaces the three servers we used to run for people, search crawlers, and link previews with one.”

Security researcher Jane Manchun Wong…

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