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“performance” News Archive (3)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Introduction to the Resource Timing API226
introductions, time, apis, javascript
Authoring Critical Above-the-Fold CSS (css)225
css, sass, asynchrony
Optimizing WordPress Performance With P3224
wordpress, optimization, plugins
Pixels Are Expensive (aer)223
rendering, painting
Speed Up Your WordPress Site222
wordpress, tooling
How to Speed Up WordPress (sma)221
how-tos, wordpress
Cache Invalidation Strategies With Varnish Cache (per/sma)220
caching, tooling
WordPress Performance Improvements That Can Go Wrong (sma)219
wordpress, plugins
Grunt and Gulp Tasks for Performance Optimization218
yeoman, grunt, gulp, tooling, optimization
Controlling Heavy Weight Websites217
user-experience, case-studies
Nine Things to Expect From HTTP/2 (mno)216
http, protocols, network
Web Performance Tricks—Beyond the Basics (swa)215
tips-and-tricks, html, css, optimization, link-lists
Packaging on the Web (jen+/tag)214
web-packaging
The Complete Guide to Reducing Page Weight (cra)213
guides, compression, caching, content-delivery, minification
Responsive HTML5 Apps: Write Once, Run Anywhere? Where Is Anywhere? (wir)212
html, web-apps, responsive-design, multimedia
Avoiding the 300 ms Click Delay, Accessibly (tka)211
touch, events, accessibility
Flexbox Layout Isn’t Slow (pau)210
css, flexbox, layout
Performance Matters (ali)209
w3c
SEO Strategies for Designers208
seo, strategies, urls, metadata
Sustainable Web Design (ali)207
sustainability
Webpage Performance (geo)206
compression, images, minification, caching, content-delivery
Image Compression for Web Developers205
images, compression, link-lists
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)204
wordpress, caching, php
Domain Sharding Revisited203
domains, http, protocols
Progressive Enhancement Is Faster (jaf/sma)202
progressive-enhancement
Images Slowing Down Your Site? Try This One Weird Trick! (aer)201
images, javascript
Solving Rendering Performance Puzzles (jaf)200
svg, javascript, rendering
Does Flexbox Have a Performance Problem? (chr/css)199
css, flexbox, layout
On Mobile, Data URIs Are 6× Slower Than Source Linking (New Research)198
mobile, data-urls
When the UI Is Too Fast (nng)197
usability
Say “Yes” to JavaScript (mit)196
javascript, privacy
Why We Need Responsive Images (tka)195
images, responsive-design, metrics
Creating a Performance Culture194
culture
HTML5’s “Performance Issue” Rubbished (cra)193
html
No, HTML5 Does Not Have a Performance Issue (pba)192
html
Preventing the Performance Hit From Custom Fonts (chr/css)191
fonts, ajax, jquery, lazy-loading
jQuery: The Performance of DOM Caching190
jquery, dom, caching
HTTP Archive: Adding Flush189
php, flushing
Why Is Node.js So Much Faster? (sim)188
nodejs, javascript, asynchrony
Web Technology: 5 Things to Watch in 2013 (sts/cne)187
browsers, standards, images
A Tale of Animation Performance (chr/css)186
css, animations
Why Moving Elements With “translate()” Is Better Than “pos:abs top/left” (pau)185
css, animations
Scrolling Performance (aer)184
scrolling
The Perception of Speed183
user-experience, single-page-apps
Measuring Connection Speed in Browsers182
network, browsers, mobile
Web Performance: When Millisecond Resolution Just Isn’t Enough181
javascript, apis, metrics
Cache Is King180
caching
Preferred Caching179
caching, web-apps, internet-explorer, browsers
Octane: The JavaScript Benchmark Suite for the Modern Web178
javascript, testing, support, v8, tooling
Loading Half a Billion Rows Into MySQL177
mysql, databases
The Performance of localStorage Revisited (nza)176
browser-storage, javascript
In Defense of localStorage (nza)175
browser-storage, javascript
Building a High Performance Website174
metrics, processes, optimization
The Performance Golden Rule173
principles
Google Wants Faster TCP172
google, tcp, protocols
Caching Images With JavaScript and HTML5 Progress Bars (zol)171
images, caching, javascript, html, progress-indicators
Don’t Use IDs in CSS Selectors?170
css, selectors, cascade
Use PHP Flush to Improve Site Loading Speed169
php, flushing
Reduce Your jQuery Script Loading Times168
jquery, embed-code
HTML5, CSS3, and DOM Performance (pau)167
videos, html, css, dom
CSS3 vs. CSS: A Speed Benchmark (tre/sma)166
css, comparisons, metrics
Evolution of Script Loading165
html, javascript, asynchrony
Speed Up Your Website With PHP Buffer Flushing (cra)164
php, flushing
Performance Mythbusters (tka)163
optimization, myths
Improve JavaScript Performance162
javascript, optimization
Why We Don’t Have a Parent Selector (jus)161
css, selectors
The Need for Speed… Why Slow Page Load Times Matter (and)160
slides
High-Performance String Concatenation in JavaScript (cra)159
javascript, strings
WebPageTest.org and Page Speed158
webpagetest, google
Delay Loading the Print Stylesheet (bel)157
css, print, javascript
Website Response Times (nng)156
user-experience, usability, metrics
Frontend SPOF155
html, javascript, css, fonts
Efficiently Rendering CSS (chr/css)154
css, selectors, rendering
Performance Toolbelt: Page Speed (tka)153
tooling
Slow Kills (tel)152
google
9 Causes of Web Page Obesity (cra)151
embed-code, compression, optimization
Better JavaScript Minification (nza/ali)150
javascript, minification
Data URIs (chr/css)149
data-urls
Are You Loosing Traffic by Poor Website Performance? (cod/sma)148
traffic, techniques, tooling, link-lists
How Fast Is Your Site?147
google, tooling
Full Frontal ’09: Jake Archibald on Performance Optimisation (mic/aja)146
optimization, javascript, dom
Fast by Default and Web Performances (aja)145
images, sprites, javascript, css
Data URIs Explained (nza)144
data-urls, base64
“@font-face” Is Cool… but Does It Scale? (oct/aja)143
css, fonts
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)142
php, javascript, compression, gzip, wordpress
Details on JS Compression: Squeezing Every Last Byte on the Wire (dal/aja)141
javascript, compression
Best Way to Load Your JavaScript (dal/aja)140
javascript, jquery
Event Delegation in JavaScript (nza)139
javascript, events
Quick Performance Tip: jQuery and “addClass” (zac)138
jquery, tips-and-tricks
Let’s Make the Web Faster137
google
Reducing the File Size of HTML Documents (j9t)136
html, optimization
PHP Performance Tips135
php, tips-and-tricks
CSS: Using Every Declaration Just Once (j9t)134
css, maintainability
How Gzip Compression Works133
compression, gzip
Simplifying CSS Selectors132
css, selectors
Page Speed: New Open Source Firebug Performance Extension From Google (dal/aja)131
firebug, google, tooling
Flushing the Document Early130
flushing
Don’t Use “@import”129
css
Reflows and Repaints: CSS Performance Making Your JavaScript Slow? (stu)128
css, reflow, painting, javascript
Performance of CSS Selectors Is Irrelevant (j9t)127
css, selectors
Is Optimizing CSS Selectors Worth It? (dal/aja)126
css, selectors, optimization
Performance Impact of CSS Selectors125
css, selectors, metrics
Performance and RFC 2396 (j9t)124
links
JavaScript Variable Performance (nza)123
javascript, variables
Coupling Asynchronous Scripts122
javascript, asynchrony, html
State of Performance 2008121
retrospectives, outlooks
Timing in JavaScript and Browsers Can’t Be Trusted (dal/aja)120
javascript, metrics, windows
UA Profiler and Google Chrome119
chrome, google, browsers, profiling
The Performance Cost of the HTML Tree Builder (hsi)118
html, parsing, metrics
What’s the Fastest Way to Code a Loop in JavaScript?117
javascript, loops, metrics, comparisons, browsers, firefox, camino, safari, opera, internet-explorer
Non-Blocking JavaScript Downloads (sto)116
javascript
State of AJAX for June 2008: Apple Flexes Open Web Muscles (dal/aja)115
browsers, standards, javascript, extjs, dojo, yui, mootools, jquery, css, svg, canvas, tooling, link-lists, ajaxian
Rendering Performance in Canvas Compared to SVG and VML (dal/aja)114
rendering, canvas, svg, images, comparisons
Preloading Images With jQuery (oct/aja)113
preloading, images, jquery
15 Tools to Help You Develop Faster Web Pages112
tooling, browser-extensions, link-lists
JavaScript Optimization—High Performance JS Apps111
javascript, optimization, lazy-loading
Efficient Video Delivery Over the Internet (dig)110
multimedia, http, link-lists
Ajaxian Roundup for April 2008: CSS Goodness, Ext Licenses, and the Cloud (dal/aja)109
javascript, jquery, prototypejs, dojo, extjs, mootools, standards, css, mobile, tooling, code-editors, ajaxian, link-lists
The Performance Aspect of Acid3108
acid-tests, web-platform, browsers, animations
Ajaxian Roundup for March 2008: IE 8, Acid3, and Performance (dal/aja)107
browsers, javascript, dojo, dwr, extjs, prototypejs, jquery, css, design, tooling, mobile, databases, comet, ajaxian, link-lists
Optimizing Page Loading in the Web Browser (ant/web)106
browsers, optimization
IE 8 [Connection] Parallelism Issues (dal/aja)105
internet-explorer, browsers
IE8 Speeds Things Up104
internet-explorer, browsers, http
Include: Pack Your JavaScript With Ease (dal/aja)103
javascript, libraries, minification
Does “setTimeout” Solve the “DOMContentLoaded” Problem?102
javascript, dom, time
Is Easy Implementation the Same as Good Code? (cod/aja)101
developer-experience, quality, javascript, embed-code
10 Principles of Effective Web Design (sma)100
principles, design, usability, simplicity, whitespace, conventions, testing
A Study of AJAX Performance Issues99
ajax, javascript, metrics, studies, research
Ajaxian Roundup for December 2007: It’s the End of the Year as We Know It (dal/aja)98
browsers, javascript, prototypejs, extjs, yui, jquery, microsoft, dwr, security, gwt, comet, css, mobile, ajaxian, link-lists
Fallacies of Distributed Computing Explained (arn)97
architecture, network
The Great Browser JavaScript Showdown (cod)96
javascript, metrics, opera, safari, internet-explorer, firefox, browsers, comparisons
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for November 2007: Defining JavaScript 2, Making Security Less Caja, and Mobile (dal/aja)95
dojo, prototypejs, scriptaculous, mootools, jquery, yui, gwt, extjs, browsers, javascript, apis, mobile, ajaxian, link-lists
ActionScript Performance Tips94
actionscript, tips-and-tricks
“replaceHTML” for When “innerHTML” Dogs You Down (dal/aja)93
javascript, html
YUI Theater—Joseph Smarr: “High-Performance JavaScript: Why Everything You’ve Been Taught Is Wrong”92
javascript
Web Standards Do—the Way of Web Standards (oli/w3c)91
standards, html, semantics, http, content-negotiation, caching, xml, xhtml, testing, processes, urls, redirecting
CSS Selectors—Speed Myths90
css, selectors, metrics, extjs, jquery, dojo, mootools, prototypejs, internet-explorer, firefox, safari, opera, browsers, comparisons, myths
Load Time, the UX Factor: Facts and Measures (j9t)89
user-experience
Delay Loading Your Print CSS (sto)88
css, print
Faster Page Loads With Image Concatenation87
images, html, css
Adam Bosworth: Why AJAX Failed (Then Succeeded) (dal/aja)86
ajax, user-experience
Dynamically Loading Google Analytics (mar)85
javascript, google, analytics
Keeping CSS File Sizes Lean for Practicality and Sport84
css, shorthands, colors
[PHP] Debugging and Performance83
php, debugging
The Case for Registering Multiple Domains82
domains, http
The Average Web Page81
compression, html, images, metrics
Lessons in JavaScript Performance Optimisation: 90 Seconds Down to 3 Seconds (mic)80
lessons, javascript, optimization
JavaScript Loop Test79
javascript, loops, browsers, metrics
JavaScript Speed Test: Test Your Browsers (dal/aja)78
javascript, testing, browsers
AJAX and [Scalability] (mic/aja)77
ajax, servers, scalability
Benefits of CSS76
css, maintainability, accessibility
Speeding Up AJAX With JSON (aja)75
ajax, json
Fast DOM Queries in Today’s Browsers (sli)74
javascript, dom, browsers, w3c
The Benefits of Cascading Style Sheets73
css, maintainability, consistency, seo, accessibility
Comet: Low Latency Data for the Browser (sli)72
comet, ajax, javascript
10 Realistic Steps to a Faster Web Site71
network, servers, caching, databases
AJAX and CSS Optimization70
ajax, javascript, css, optimization, compression
AJAX Perf—Comparing the Atlas and Prototype Class Idioms69
javascript, comparisons
Ten Steps to a More User Friendly Website68
flash, images, compression, link-rot, html, conformance, browsers, support, navigation, readability, quality
Speeding Up Web Browsing (cod)67
browsers, flash, internet-explorer
16 Things That Really Annoy Most Web Users66
web, metrics, user-experience, pop-ups, link-rot, content, search, navigation, design
Apache Performance Testing65
servers, apache, testing
High Performance, High Scalability PHP Is a Lie64
php, scalability
5 Questions for Your Web Development Team (joh)63
mobile, legal, accessibility, maintainability, extensibility, search
Why Use Web Standards?62
standards, seo, maintainability, accessibility, extensibility
CSS Sprites: Image Slicing’s Kiss of Death (dav/ali)61
css, images, sprites
Is Bloated CSS the New HTML? (jus)60
css, caching
By Logical Extension (bee)59
css, selectors
How Critical Is Page Download Time by Itself?58
user-experience
12 Steps to Faster Flash57
flash
Effects of CSS-Based Design (dav)56
html, css, conformance
Saving Bytes by Using Multiple CSS Classes on Elements55
css, html
Checking Unix Server Performance54
servers, unix-like
Improving Web Page Loading53
optimization, tables, javascript
Cache or Check?52
caching, comparisons
Exchanging Information With a Server Without Reloading Your HTML Page51
html, javascript
XML Is Too Slow… Not50
xml
When Web Pages Don’t Work49
user-experience, navigation, graceful-degradation, usability, design, testing
The 60 Second Battle: Keeping the Visitor48
user-experience, user-conversion
Reduce Network Traffic With Web Caching47
network, traffic, caching
Who Commits the “Top Ten Mistakes” of Web Design? (nng)46
design, usability, mistakes
HTML Crunchers Fuel Compression Obsession (tid)45
html, minification, tooling
W3C Unveils a Cure for Web Crawl44
w3c, protocols, http, crawling
HTTP Further Clogs Congested Arteries43
http, protocols
Code Quality Checker42
tools, analysis, quality, optimization
Website Analyzer (Accessify)41
tools, analysis, quality, optimization
Website Experience Analyzer40
tools, analysis, user-experience, security
CDN Use Checker39
tools, analysis, content-delivery
Gzip and Brotli Checker38
tools, analysis, compression, brotli, gzip
Gzip Checker37
tools, analysis, compression, gzip
HTML Size Analyzer (deb)36
tools, analysis, html
Image Performance Analyzer35
tools, analysis, images
Load Time and Object Checker34
tools, analysis
Load Time Checker33
tools, analysis
Web Vitals Analyzer (Calibre) (cal)32
tools, analysis, web-vitals
Web Vitals Analyzer (SpeedVitals)31
tools, analysis, web-vitals
Website Browser and Location Speed Tester30
tools, analysis, geolocation
Website Performance Analyzer (GTmetrix)29
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (KeyCDN)28
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (PageSpeed)27
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (Pingdom)26
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (Uptime.com)25
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (Uptrends)24
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (wattspeed)23
tools, analysis
Website Performance Analyzer (WebPageTest)22
tools, analysis, webpagetest
Browser Performance Testers21
tools, exploration, testing, browsers
CSS Sprite Generator (Sprite Cow)20
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, sprites
CSS Sprite Generator (Toptal)19
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, sprites
Image Compressor (Compressor.io)18
tools, exploration, images, compression, jpeg, png, svg, gif, webp
Image Compressor (WebUtils)17
tools, exploration, images, compression, jpeg, png, webp, avif, jpeg-xl
Bandwidth Speed Tester (Bandwidth Place)16
tools, exploration, network
Bandwidth Speed Tester (BroadbandUK)15
tools, exploration, network
Download Time Calculator14
tools, exploration, network
HAR Analyzer and Visualizer13
tools, exploration, network, visualization
Google Lighthouse Report Comparer12
tools, exploration, google, comparisons
Google Lighthouse Scoring Calculator11
tools, exploration, google
Performance Budget Calculator (jon)10
tools, exploration, performance-budgets
Slow File Download Emulator (css+)9
tools, exploration
WebPageTest Report Frustration Calculator (tim)8
tools, exploration, user-experience, webpagetest
Website Performance Analyzer (DebugBear) (deb)7
tools, analysis, web-vitals
Website Performance Bulk Analyzer6
tools, analysis, web-vitals
Web Vitals Analyzer (EXPERTE.com)5
tools, analysis, web-vitals
Brotli Checker4
tools, analysis, compression, brotli
Website Performance Analyzer (Treo)3
tools, analysis, web-vitals
Website Performance Comparer2
tools, analysis, comparisons
Critical CSS Extractor1
tools, analysis, css, critical-path, code-generation