What's faster for including scripts, using CDN (Google) or storing them locally in website's root?

Question

What\'s faster for including scripts, using CDN (Google) or storing them locally in website\'s root?

Answer 1

Depends on how fast your server is. The CDN however is probably faster, your client may have the file already cached from another website.

It'll offload a lot of bandwidth from your site, however you rely on the stability of a 3rd party to maintain the file. (Although I don't see google having issues any time soon)