Pieces Of Rakesh: Downloading JavaScript Files in Parallel
When browsers download scripts, they block all other resources from downloading until such time that the script has finished downloading. When I mean all other resources, it includes even other CSS files and images. There are several ways to reduce the impact of serial script download, and the “High Performance Websites” book makes a couple of good suggestions.
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