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4 steps to design fast experiences
4 steps to design fast experiences
So often we cram a load of crap onto a single web page and then play silly buggers trying to get them to load efficiently. Instead design for actual performance.
·adamsilver.io·
4 steps to design fast experiences
When It Comes to Good CX, Measurement Is Critical - GovLoop
When It Comes to Good CX, Measurement Is Critical - GovLoop
Formalizing and distributing knowledge about CX is critical. However, there are a few elements of digital government that seem to have been overlooked.
·govloop.com·
When It Comes to Good CX, Measurement Is Critical - GovLoop
Do This to Improve Image Loading on Your Website
Do This to Improve Image Loading on Your Website
Ever since responsive web design started, we've had a problem with the way images load on the web. Now, Firefox is fixing the problem. Add width & height att...
·youtube.com·
Do This to Improve Image Loading on Your Website
Don’t Sink Your Website With Third Parties — Smashing Magazine
Don’t Sink Your Website With Third Parties — Smashing Magazine
In this article, Ken Harker explains what third-party resource requests really are and which common optimization strategies can help reduce the impact on the user experience. By carefully considering how third-party requests will fit into your website during the design stage, you’ll be able to avoid the most significant negative impacts.
·smashingmagazine.com·
Don’t Sink Your Website With Third Parties — Smashing Magazine
Bringing page transitions to the web
Bringing page transitions to the web
Native apps often feature transitions between states that both look great and help communicate the type of navigation to the user. The bad news: creating tra...
·youtube.com·
Bringing page transitions to the web
An API for fast, beautiful web fonts
An API for fast, beautiful web fonts
An update on the Google Fonts CSS API—how it works, how to use it, and how it can efficiently deliver your web fonts.
·web.dev·
An API for fast, beautiful web fonts
Take it easy with transitions
Take it easy with transitions
I’ve been doing a few audits of late, and one thing that keeps coming up is the use of transition effects on page load (or above the fold content). This post looks at some of the performance pitfalls that can arise from this practice, as well as what you should keep in mind.
·fershad.com·
Take it easy with transitions
A quick guide to easy web performance wins
A quick guide to easy web performance wins
This post stems from a conversation I had with a good friend of mine last week. We were talking about how to boost website traffic, and conversions. As I explained to him, and as we'll get to in this post, there's more to the game than just fresh, keyword laden content.
·fershad.com·
A quick guide to easy web performance wins
A Management Maturity Model for Performance - Infrequently Noted
A Management Maturity Model for Performance - Infrequently Noted
Despite advances in browser tooling, automated evaluation, lab tools, guidance, and runtimes, modern teams struggle to deliver even decent performance with today's popular frameworks. This is not a technical problem per se. It's a management issue, and one that teams can conquer with the right frame of mind and support.
·infrequently.org·
A Management Maturity Model for Performance - Infrequently Noted
Chrome UX Report - Chrome Developers
Chrome UX Report - Chrome Developers
The Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) provides user experience metrics for how real-world Chrome users experience popular destinations on the web.
·developer.chrome.com·
Chrome UX Report - Chrome Developers
Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache — Smashing Magazine
Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache — Smashing Magazine
At the end of 2021, the Chrome team shipped some functionality that has the ability to make or break sites meeting the Core Web Vitals. So, let’s learn a little bit more about the Back/Forward Cache (aka bfcache), and what you can do to test if your website is compatible with it.
·smashingmagazine.com·
Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache — Smashing Magazine
Reduce JavaScript payloads with tree shaking
Reduce JavaScript payloads with tree shaking
Knowing where to begin optimizing your application's JavaScript can be daunting. If you're taking advantage of modern tooling such as webpack, however, tree shaking might be a good place to start!
·web.dev·
Reduce JavaScript payloads with tree shaking
Are JavaScript libraries really that bad for performance?
Are JavaScript libraries really that bad for performance?
Earlier this week, I posted a video on YouTube about how to create your own personal jQuery, and wrote a text article version of it as well. On YouTube, someone in the comments was very insistent that jQuery has no impact on performance whatsoever. What is it, 30kb? Even at 7Mps it still downloads in just a few milliseconds. You don’t need the latest hardware or superfast broadband to handle it.
·gomakethings.com·
Are JavaScript libraries really that bad for performance?
Tags Gone Wild! Managing Tag Managers
Tags Gone Wild! Managing Tag Managers
Tools like Google Tag Manager and Adobe Tag Manager offer wonderful capabilities, but they can be detrimental to user experience
·nystudio107.com·
Tags Gone Wild! Managing Tag Managers
Testing for Frontend SPOF
Testing for Frontend SPOF
Steve Souders had a great blog post last year that talked about Frontend Single Points Of Failure (SPOF).  Given the continuing rise in 3rd...
·blog.patrickmeenan.com·
Testing for Frontend SPOF
The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing JavaScript for Quick Page Loads
The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing JavaScript for Quick Page Loads
Great performance is key for great UX. We’ve told you how to tackle the low-hanging fruit: optimizing images for faster page loads. Now it’s time to fight the boss: JavaScript. Check out our handy guide!
·builder.io·
The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing JavaScript for Quick Page Loads