I'm new to developing web sites, and I've seen a lot of sites that use Google hosted libraries... Is there any advantage in using Google Hosted Libraries instead of local versions?
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True. Not the most exact duplicate example, but there sure are alot of them. – Filipe Silva Jul 20 '13 at 17:28
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Thanks, just for the record... I wasn't thinking specifically of jQuery, maybe that's why my search didn't show any results... – túú Jul 20 '13 at 18:45
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Yes, there are a few advantages you have with Google hosted libraries.
1) It is delivered through CDN's (Content Delivery Network) 2) Better caching because of CDN 3) Low Latency - CDN distributes your content across various locations; hence reducing the latency.
Also be careful when you are using a Google hosted library. You will have to make sure you have a fallback mechanism incase the connection to Google library fails. Like downloading the file from your own server, if the earlier download failed.
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