title: Reducing memory footprint of existing web page
body: <p>I am working with a web application which is really memory-hungry, because the original coders put a lot of business logic in the client (JavaScript, jQuery). So it happens that web browsers crash due to lack of memory when users work with many objects in the application.</p>
  
  <p>Moving business logic to the server side is no short-term option. So I've been searching the net for ideas as to <strong>how to quickly reduce the memory footprint of an existing web page</strong>, but came out empty handed.</p>
  
  <p><em>Are there any <strong>general</strong> tips?</em> (For example, could shortening the names of JavaScript variables result in a significant improvement?)</p>