GoogleChrome · paulirish · Oct 11, 2019 · Oct 11, 2019 · Oct 11, 2019 · Oct 11, 2019
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js b/lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ const UIStrings = {
   /** Title of a diagnostic audit that provides detail on the size of the web page's DOM. The size of a DOM is characterized by the total number of DOM elements and greatest DOM depth. This imperative title is shown to users when there is a significant amount of execution time that could be reduced. */
   failureTitle: 'Avoid an excessive DOM size',
   /** Description of a Lighthouse audit that tells the user *why* they should reduce the size of the web page's DOM. The size of a DOM is characterized by the total number of DOM elements and greatest DOM depth. This is displayed after a user expands the section to see more. No character length limits. 'Learn More' becomes link text to additional documentation. */
-  description: 'Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ' +
-    `~${MAX_DOM_ELEMENTS.toLocaleString()} DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree ` +
-    `depth < ${MAX_DOM_TREE_DEPTH} elements and fewer than ${MAX_DOM_TREE_WIDTH} ` +
-    'children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer ' +
+  description: 'A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer ' +
     '[style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), ' +
     'and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).',
   /** Table column header for the type of statistic. These statistics describe how big the DOM is (count of DOM elements, children, depth). */

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
     "message": "Value"
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | description": {
-    "message": "Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ~1,500 DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree depth < 32 elements and fewer than 60 children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
+    "message": "A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | displayValue": {
     "message": "{itemCount, plural,\n    =1 {1 element}\n    other {# elements}\n    }"

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
     "message": "V̂ál̂úê"
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | description": {
-    "message": "B̂ŕôẃŝér̂ én̂ǵîńêér̂ś r̂éĉóm̂ḿêńd̂ ṕâǵêś ĉón̂t́âín̂ f́êẃêŕ t̂h́âń ~1,500 D̂ÓM̂ él̂ém̂én̂t́ŝ. T́ĥé ŝẃêét̂ śp̂ót̂ íŝ á t̂ŕêé d̂ép̂t́ĥ < 32 él̂ém̂én̂t́ŝ án̂d́ f̂éŵér̂ t́ĥán̂ 60 ćĥíl̂d́r̂én̂/ṕâŕêńt̂ él̂ém̂én̂t́. Â ĺâŕĝé D̂ÓM̂ ćâń îńĉŕêáŝé m̂ém̂ór̂ý ûśâǵê, ćâúŝé l̂ón̂ǵêŕ [ŝt́ŷĺê ćâĺĉúl̂át̂íôńŝ](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), án̂d́ p̂ŕôd́ûćê ćôśt̂ĺŷ [ĺâýôút̂ ŕêf́l̂óŵś](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [L̂éâŕn̂ ḿôŕê](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
+    "message": "Â ĺâŕĝé D̂ÓM̂ ẃîĺl̂ ín̂ćr̂éâśê ḿêḿôŕŷ úŝáĝé, ĉáûśê ĺôńĝér̂ [śt̂ýl̂é ĉál̂ćûĺât́îón̂ś](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), âńd̂ ṕr̂ód̂úĉé ĉóŝt́l̂ý [l̂áŷóût́ r̂éf̂ĺôẃŝ](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Ĺêár̂ń m̂ór̂é](https://web.dev/dom-size)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js | displayValue": {
     "message": "{itemCount, plural,\n    =1 {1 êĺêḿêńt̂}\n    other {# él̂ém̂én̂t́ŝ}\n    }"

diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
@@ -2648,7 +2648,7 @@
     "dom-size": {
       "id": "dom-size",
       "title": "Avoids an excessive DOM size",
-      "description": "Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ~1,500 DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree depth < 32 elements and fewer than 60 children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
+      "description": "A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
       "score": 1,
       "scoreDisplayMode": "numeric",
       "numericValue": 31,

diff --git a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
             "title": "Document has a `<title>` element"
         },
         "dom-size": {
-            "description": "Browser engineers recommend pages contain fewer than ~1,500 DOM elements. The sweet spot is a tree depth < 32 elements and fewer than 60 children/parent element. A large DOM can increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
+            "description": "A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow). [Learn more](https://web.dev/dom-size).",
             "details": {
                 "headings": [
                     {