Faster is Also Better
Fast sites are not just pleasant to navigate; they're also cheaper to operate (today's Web is dominated by parasitic bots)
THE "new" site, which is powered by software we developed internally, is growing fast. We already have several thousands of articles in it, or about 1,000 new ones every ~3 months.
In recent days Techrights served over half a million requests per day, which is a lot more than usual. The site seems to have struck a nerve.
The EPO articles are having a positive impact. They help society, not just EPO staff.
About "one of your latest publications," one reader said, quoting: "But we certainly hope that EPO insiders will continue leaking information to us. The more the public knows, the greater the need becomes to tackle the issues."
There are still efforts to suppress and silence us. Censors never rest. So we constantly adapt.
"Don't worry," the reader added, "we'll keep you informed. Every one of us has a "secret file" with documents you may want to use in case you get in trouble, a kind of life insurance. Regards."
Yes, every patent examiner has some "dark secrets" about the workplace. Trying to censor us is a really bad idea. It encourages even more publication, not less.
Anyway, about speed...
In terms of speed (performance), we still have sub-second response for whole pages owing to lower overhead. And we do not use any CDN. "Old" pages are also served very fast, but not always at sub-second speeds. Maybe we can improve this over time. We're not 100% done migrating the old pages (further refinements are gradually made; there are imperfections in the conversions). █