Could it also be that servers resources in general are lower and that there are more clients/instance than before?
With all this virtualization, Docker containers and really cheap shared hosting plans it feels like there are thousands of users served by a single core from a single server. Whenever I access a page that is cached by Cloudflare it usually loads really fast, even if it has a lot of JavaScript and media.
The problem with JavaScript usually occurs on low-end devices. On my powerful PC most of the loading time is spent waiting for the DNS or server to send me the resources.
With all this virtualization, Docker containers and really cheap shared hosting plans it feels like there are thousands of users served by a single core from a single server. Whenever I access a page that is cached by Cloudflare it usually loads really fast, even if it has a lot of JavaScript and media.
The problem with JavaScript usually occurs on low-end devices. On my powerful PC most of the loading time is spent waiting for the DNS or server to send me the resources.