Application acceleration

A system for transmitting content from a server to a client executing an application, comprising:

• is a processor configured to:
• receive a request from a client for a file that includes content related to executing an application, wherein the file is generated by a publisher of the application;
• respond to the request by transmitting a modified file that includes initial portions of the file that are sufficient to permit initial functioning of the application, wherein the modified file is formatted with at least one placeholder for at least some of the remaining portions of the file, wherein the modified file is generated based on the file generated by the publisher of the application, and wherein the initial portions of the file comprise likely to be used portions of the file, and wherein the likely to be used portions of the file are determined empirically by the server;
• and
• wherein the application can begin to access the initial portions of the file by accessing the modified file, and wherein the application can access the at least some of the remaining portions of the file by accessing the at least one placeholder;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions executed by a processor for:

• receiving a request from a client for a file that includes content related to executing an application, wherein the file is generated by a publisher of the application;
• responding to the request by transmitting a modified file that includes initial portions of the file that are sufficient to permit initial functioning of the application, wherein the modified file is formatted with at least one placeholder for at least some of the remaining portions of the file, wherein the modified file is generated based on the file generated by the publisher of the application, and wherein the initial portions of the file comprise likely to be used portions of the file, and wherein the likely to be used portions of the file are determined empirically by the server;
• and
• wherein the application can begin to access the initial portions of the file by accessing the modified file, and wherein the application can access the at least some of the remaining portions of the file by accessing the at least one placeholder.