Using AI in software development #2 - Compression of the code

Here you can find some examples how to use AI in compression of your code.

Example 1:

Gzip Compression: Suppose you have an HTML file called index.html on your website. You can enable Gzip compression for this file by configuring your web server to compress it before sending it to the browser. For example, if you are using Apache web server, you can add the following lines to your .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/css application/json
</IfModule>

This configuration tells Apache to enable Gzip compression for HTML, CSS, and JSON files.

Example 2:

Brotli Compression: Brotli compression can also be enabled for various types of files. For example, to enable Brotli compression for HTML files on your website, you can add the following lines to your Nginx configuration:

gzip_static on; gzip on; gzip_vary on; gzip_comp_level 9; gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript; brotli on; brotli_static on; brotli_comp_level 6; brotli_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

This configuration tells Nginx to enable both Gzip and Brotli compression for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files.

Example 3:

Minification is another technique used to reduce the size of web files by removing unnecessary characters, white spaces, and comments from the code. For example, suppose you have the following JavaScript function:

Before:

function addNumbers(x, y) {
  var result = x + y;
  return result;
}

After:

function addNumbers(n,t){return n+t}

As you can see, the minified code is much shorter and has removed unnecessary characters and white spaces, resulting in faster page load times. Overall, these compression techniques can be used to reduce the size of web files and improve page load times, resulting in a better user experience.