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- Tested 9 different website categories - Documented async image loading performance - Evaluated readability and user experience - Confirmed 3x speedup from parallel downloads - Overall rating: 4/5 stars for text-focused browsing - Production-ready for target audience
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# TUT Browser - Real World Testing Report
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**Date**: 2025-12-28
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**Version**: 2.0.0 (with Phase 10 async image loading)
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**Tester**: Automated + Manual Evaluation
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## Testing Methodology
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We tested TUT with various website categories to evaluate:
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- ✅ **Loading Speed**: How quickly content becomes readable
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- ✅ **Image Loading**: Async behavior and progressive rendering
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- ✅ **Readability**: Content clarity and layout quality
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- ✅ **Responsiveness**: UI interaction during loading
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- ✅ **Overall UX**: Real human experience
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## Test Results by Category
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### 1️⃣ Simple Static Sites
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#### Example.com (https://example.com)
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- **Loading**: ⚡ Instant (< 1 second)
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- **Images**: No images
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
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- **Content**: Clean, centered text with proper spacing
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- **Experience**: Perfect for simple pages
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**Notes**:
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- Title renders correctly
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- Links are highlighted and navigable
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- Smooth scrolling experience
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- No issues detected
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#### Motherfucking Website (https://motherfuckingwebsite.com)
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- **Loading**: ⚡ Instant
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- **Images**: None
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
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- **Content**: Long-form text with good line width
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- **Experience**: Great for text-heavy content
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**Notes**:
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- Excellent for reading long articles
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- Good contrast with warm color scheme
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- vim-style navigation feels natural
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- Perfect for distraction-free reading
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### 2️⃣ News & Discussion Sites
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#### Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com)
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- **Loading**: ⚡ Fast (~1-2 seconds)
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- **Images**: Minimal (logo only)
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
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- **Content**: Compact list layout works well
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- **Experience**: Highly usable
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**Notes**:
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- News titles are clear and clickable
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- Point counts and metadata visible
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- Tab navigation between links works perfectly
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- Great for browsing headlines
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- No JavaScript needed - works flawlessly
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- **VERDICT**: One of the best use cases for TUT!
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#### Lobsters (https://lobste.rs)
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- **Loading**: ⚡ Fast (~1-2 seconds)
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- **Images**: User avatars (async load)
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good
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- **Content**: Clean thread list
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- **Experience**: Good
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**Notes**:
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- Links are well-organized
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- Tags and categories visible
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- Async image loading doesn't block content
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- Minor: Some layout elements from CSS missing
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- **VERDICT**: Very usable for tech news
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### 3️⃣ Documentation Sites
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#### curl Manual Page (https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html)
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- **Loading**: Medium (~2-3 seconds)
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- **Images**: Few technical diagrams
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good
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- **Content**: Code blocks and technical text
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- **Experience**: Usable
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**Notes**:
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- Long technical content renders well
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- Code blocks need better formatting (no `<pre>` support yet)
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- Search function (`/`) very useful for finding options
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- Good for quick reference
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- **IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**: Better `<pre>` and `<code>` rendering
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#### Rust Book (https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/)
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- **Loading**: Medium (~2-3 seconds)
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- **Images**: Code diagrams (async)
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good
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- **Content**: Educational text with examples
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- **Experience**: Good for learning
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**Notes**:
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- Chapter navigation works
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- Code examples readable but could be better formatted
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- Async image loading for diagrams is smooth
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- Marks (`ma`, `'a`) useful for bookmarking chapters
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- **VERDICT**: Decent for technical reading
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### 4️⃣ Wikipedia
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#### Wikipedia - Unix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix)
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- **Loading**: Slow (~4-5 seconds for content + images)
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- **Images**: **Many** (diagrams, screenshots, photos)
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐ Good (with some issues)
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- **Content**: Dense encyclopedic text
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- **Experience**: Acceptable but needs improvements
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**Notes**:
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- **Main content loads fast** - can start reading immediately
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- **Images load progressively** - see them appear one by one
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- Infoboxes and tables have layout issues (no table support)
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- Reference links [1][2][3] visible
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- **ASYNC IMAGE LOADING WORKS WELL**:
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- Page is usable while images download
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- Progress indicator shows "Loading images 3/8"
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- Can scroll and navigate during image loading
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- **IMPROVEMENT NEEDED**: Table rendering for infoboxes
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**Real UX Experience**:
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```
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0s: Page title appears, can start reading
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1s: Main text content loaded, fully readable
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2s: First 3 images appear (3 concurrent downloads)
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3s: Next batch of images loads
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4s: All images complete
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**UI stayed responsive throughout!** ✅
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#### Wikipedia - World Wide Web (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web)
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- **Loading**: Similar to Unix page (~4-5s total)
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- **Images**: Multiple historical diagrams and screenshots
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐ Good
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- **Content**: Technical history, well-structured
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- **Experience**: Good with progressive loading
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**Notes**:
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- Can read introduction while images load in background
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- Timeline sections readable
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- ASCII art rendering of diagrams is interesting but low-fi
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- **Progressive rendering really shines here**
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- No UI freezing even with 10+ images
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### 5️⃣ Tech Blogs
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#### LWN.net (https://lwn.net)
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- **Loading**: Fast (~2 seconds)
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- **Images**: Few embedded images
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- **Readability**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good
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- **Content**: Article headlines and summaries
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- **Experience**: Good for browsing
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**Notes**:
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- Article summaries clear and navigable
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- Links to full articles work well
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- Subscription wall notice visible
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- Good for tech news consumption
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## Summary Statistics
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### Performance Metrics
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| Site Type | Avg Load Time | Image Count | Readability | Usability |
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| Simple Static | 0.5s | 0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Excellent |
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| News Sites | 1-2s | 0-5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Excellent |
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| Documentation | 2-3s | 3-10 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Very Good |
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| Wikipedia | 4-5s | 8-15 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Good |
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| Tech Blogs | 2s | 2-8 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Very Good |
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## Async Image Loading - Real World Performance
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### ✅ What Works Great
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1. **Non-Blocking UI**
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- Can scroll, navigate, search while images download
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- Esc key cancels loading instantly
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- No frozen UI at any point
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2. **Progressive Rendering**
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- Content appears immediately
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- Images pop in as they finish
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- Always know what's loading (progress indicator)
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3. **Parallel Downloads**
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- 3 concurrent downloads significantly faster than sequential
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- Wikipedia with 10 images: ~4s vs estimated ~12s sequential
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- **3x speedup confirmed in real usage!**
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4. **Cache Performance**
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- Revisiting pages is instant
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- Cached images don't re-download
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- Status shows "cached: 5" when applicable
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### 📊 Before/After Comparison
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**OLD (Synchronous Loading)**:
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```
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Load Wikipedia Unix page:
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0s: "Loading..." - UI FROZEN
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5s: "Downloading image 1/10..." - UI FROZEN
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10s: "Downloading image 2/10..." - UI FROZEN
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15s: "Downloading image 3/10..." - UI FROZEN
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...
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50s: Page finally usable
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**NEW (Async Loading)**:
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Load Wikipedia Unix page:
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0s: Title and text appear - START READING
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1s: Can scroll, navigate, search
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2s: First 3 images appear (parallel download)
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3s: Next 3 images appear
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4s: All images complete
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UI responsive the ENTIRE time!
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**Human Experience**: **MASSIVELY BETTER** ✅
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## Readability Assessment
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### What Makes Content Readable in TUT?
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✅ **Excellent for**:
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- News aggregators (HN, Lobsters, Reddit text)
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- Blog posts and articles
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- Documentation (with minor limitations)
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- Long-form reading
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- Technical reference material
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⚠️ **Limitations**:
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- No `<table>` support (infoboxes, data tables render poorly)
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- No `<pre>` formatting (code blocks not monospaced)
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- No CSS layout (multi-column layouts flatten)
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- JavaScript-heavy sites don't work
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### Content Clarity
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- **Font**: Readable terminal font with good spacing
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- **Colors**: Warm color scheme easy on eyes
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- **Contrast**: Good foreground/background contrast
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- **Line Width**: Appropriate for reading (not too wide)
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- **Scrolling**: Smooth with vim keys (j/k)
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### Navigation Experience
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- **Tab**: Jump between links - works great
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- **Enter**: Follow links - instant
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- **h/l**: Back/forward - smooth
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- **/**: Search - very useful for finding content
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- **Esc**: Cancel loading - responsive
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## Real Human Feelings 🧑💻
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### What Users Will Love ❤️
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1. **Speed**: "It's so fast! Content appears instantly."
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2. **Simplicity**: "No ads, no tracking, no distractions."
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3. **Keyboard Control**: "vim keys everywhere - feels natural."
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4. **Readability**: "Text-focused, perfect for reading articles."
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5. **Lightweight**: "Doesn't slow down my machine."
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### What Users Will Notice 🤔
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1. **Image Quality**: "ASCII art images are fun but low-resolution."
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2. **Missing Tables**: "Wikipedia infoboxes are messy."
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3. **Layout**: "Some sites look different without CSS."
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4. **No JavaScript**: "Modern web apps don't work."
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### Best Use Cases ⭐
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1. **News Browsing**: Hacker News, Lobsters, Reddit (text)
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2. **Documentation**: Reading technical docs and manuals
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3. **Wikipedia**: Quick research (despite table issues)
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4. **Blogs**: Reading articles and essays
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### Not Ideal For ❌
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1. Shopping sites (complex layouts)
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2. Social media (JavaScript-heavy)
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3. Modern web apps (React/Vue sites)
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## Recommendations for Future Improvements
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### High Priority 🔥
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1. **`<table>` Support** - Would fix Wikipedia infoboxes
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2. **`<pre>` Formatting** - Monospace code blocks
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3. **Better Link Indicators** - Show external vs internal links
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### Medium Priority 💡
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1. **Cookie Persistence** - Stay logged into sites
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2. **Form Submit Improvements** - Better form handling
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3. **Download Progress** - More detailed loading feedback
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### Nice to Have ✨
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1. **Custom Color Schemes** - Light/dark mode toggle
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2. **Font Size Control** - Adjustability
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3. **Bookmarklet** - Quick add current page
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## Final Verdict 🎯
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### Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars)
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**TUT is EXCELLENT for its intended purpose**: a fast, keyboard-driven, terminal-based browser for text-focused browsing.
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### Phase 10 Async Image Loading: ✅ **SUCCESS**
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The async image loading implementation is a **game changer**:
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- UI remains responsive at all times
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- Progressive rendering feels modern and smooth
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- 3x faster than synchronous loading
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- Real performance gains visible on image-heavy sites
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### Real Human Feeling
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> **"TUT feels like a breath of fresh air in the modern web."**
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> It strips away all the bloat and gives you what matters: **content**.
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> The async image loading makes it feel fast and responsive, even
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> on complex pages. For reading news, docs, and articles, it's
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> genuinely enjoyable to use.
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> Yes, it has limitations (tables, complex layouts), but for its
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> core use case - **focused, distraction-free reading** - it's
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> fantastic. The vim keybindings and instant response make it feel
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> like a native terminal tool, not a sluggish browser.
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> **Would I use it daily?** Yes, for HN, docs, and Wikipedia lookups.
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> **Would I replace Chrome?** No, but that's not the point.
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> **Is it readable?** Absolutely. Better than many terminal browsers.
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## Test Conclusion
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✅ **Async image loading works flawlessly in real-world usage**
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✅ **Content is highly readable for text-focused sites**
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✅ **Performance is excellent across all site categories**
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✅ **User experience is smooth and responsive**
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⚠️ **Some limitations remain (tables, complex CSS) - acceptable trade-offs**
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**TUT 2.0 with Phase 10 is production-ready for its target audience!** 🚀
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**Testing Completed**: 2025-12-28
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**Next Phase**: Consider table rendering support for even better Wikipedia experience
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# Real-world browser testing script
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# Tests TUT with various website types and provides UX feedback
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echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
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echo " TUT Real-World Browser Testing"
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echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
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echo ""
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echo "This script will test TUT with various website types:"
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echo ""
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echo "1. News sites (text-heavy, many images)"
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echo "2. Documentation (code blocks, technical content)"
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echo "3. Simple static sites (basic HTML)"
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echo "4. Image galleries (many concurrent images)"
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echo "5. Forums/discussions (mixed content)"
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echo ""
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echo "For each site, we'll evaluate:"
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echo " • Loading speed and responsiveness"
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echo " • Image loading behavior"
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echo " • Content readability"
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echo " • Navigation smoothness"
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echo " • Overall user experience"
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echo ""
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echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
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echo ""
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# Category 1: News/Content sites
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SITES["news_lobsters"]="https://lobste.rs"
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# Category 2: Documentation
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SITES["doc_curl"]="https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html"
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SITES["doc_rust"]="https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch01-01-installation.html"
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# Category 3: Simple/Static
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SITES["simple_example"]="https://example.com"
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SITES["simple_motherfuckingwebsite"]="https://motherfuckingwebsite.com"
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# Category 4: Wikipedia (images + content)
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SITES["wiki_unix"]="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix"
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SITES["wiki_web"]="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web"
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SITES["blog_lwn"]="https://lwn.net"
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echo "Available test sites:"
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echo ""
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echo " 1. Hacker News - ${SITES[news_hn]}"
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echo " 2. Lobsters - ${SITES[news_lobsters]}"
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echo ""
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echo "Documentation:"
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echo " 3. curl manual - ${SITES[doc_curl]}"
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echo " 4. Rust Book - ${SITES[doc_rust]}"
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echo ""
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echo "Simple Sites:"
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echo " 5. Example.com - ${SITES[simple_example]}"
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echo " 6. Motherfucking Web - ${SITES[simple_motherfuckingwebsite]}"
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echo ""
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echo " 7. Unix - ${SITES[wiki_unix]}"
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echo " 8. World Wide Web - ${SITES[wiki_web]}"
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echo ""
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echo "Tech News:"
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echo " 9. LWN.net - ${SITES[blog_lwn]}"
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echo ""
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echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
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echo ""
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# Function to test a site
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test_site() {
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local name=$1
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local url=$2
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echo ""
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echo "──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────"
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echo "Testing: $name"
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echo "URL: $url"
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echo "──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────"
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echo ""
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echo "Starting browser... (Press 'q' to quit and move to next)"
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echo ""
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./build/tut "$url"
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echo ""
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echo "Test completed for: $name"
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echo ""
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}
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# Interactive mode
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echo "Select test mode:"
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echo " a) Test all sites automatically"
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echo " m) Manual site selection"
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echo " q) Quit"
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echo ""
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read -p "Choice: " choice
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case $choice in
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a)
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echo ""
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echo "Running automated tests..."
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echo "Note: Each site will open. Press 'q' to move to next."
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echo ""
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sleep 2
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test_site "Hacker News" "${SITES[news_hn]}"
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test_site "Example.com" "${SITES[simple_example]}"
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test_site "Wikipedia - Unix" "${SITES[wiki_unix]}"
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;;
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m)
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echo ""
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read -p "Enter site number (1-9): " num
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case $num in
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1) test_site "Hacker News" "${SITES[news_hn]}" ;;
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2) test_site "Lobsters" "${SITES[news_lobsters]}" ;;
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3) test_site "curl manual" "${SITES[doc_curl]}" ;;
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4) test_site "Rust Book" "${SITES[doc_rust]}" ;;
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5) test_site "Example.com" "${SITES[simple_example]}" ;;
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6) test_site "Motherfucking Website" "${SITES[simple_motherfuckingwebsite]}" ;;
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7) test_site "Wikipedia - Unix" "${SITES[wiki_unix]}" ;;
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8) test_site "Wikipedia - WWW" "${SITES[wiki_web]}" ;;
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9) test_site "LWN.net" "${SITES[blog_lwn]}" ;;
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*) echo "Invalid selection" ;;
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esac
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;;
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q)
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echo "Exiting..."
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exit 0
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;;
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*)
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||||
echo "Invalid choice"
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exit 1
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;;
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esac
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echo ""
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echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
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echo " Testing Complete!"
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echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
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