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"Like many non-trivial JavaScript tools, Dojo uses a tool to reduce the size, and therefore latency, of JavaScript by browsers. This article covers only the compression system."

Jawr is a tunable packaging solution for Javascript and CSS which allows for rapid development of resources in separate module files. Writing a simple descriptor properties file, and using a servlet and a tag library are all the requirements to use it.

JSMin is a filter which removes comments and unnecessary whitespace from JavaScript files. It typically reduces filesize by half, resulting in faster downloads. It also encourages a more expressive programming style because it eliminates the download cost

"This is an online implementation of Dojo Toolkit's JavaScript Compressor System, similar to Dojo's own online version, ShrinkSafe."

"...I use the open source Pngcrush tool to compress the images as much as possible first. Even when I set the compression to its highest value in programs like IrfanView, Pngcrush is still able to make most images even smaller..."