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How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet

Smashing Magazine

How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. This includes the work done by the server, the client and the intermediary communications networks that transmit data between the two. Reduce Network Requests. Jack Lenox. Large preview ).

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Best Web Performance Books to Learn Site Speed Optimization

MachMetrics

Souders presents his 14 rules throughout the course of the book while discussing the importance of front-end performance. Sounders, along with 8 expert contributors, expands upon the tips in the first book and offers best practices in JavaScript, network, and browser optimization.

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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

Some sensory memory does stick, of course. In a 1999 study of workplace interruptions , groups of workers were subjected to various disruptions in the course of their day-to-day responsibilities. Web stress" is measurable When websites perform poorly, we react badly. Do delays really hurt productivity?

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An In-Depth Guide To Measuring Core Web Vitals

Smashing Magazine

The fact that RUM data is used, is an important distinction because some of these metrics (FID excepted) are available in synthetic or “lab-based” web performance tools like Lighthouse that have been the staple of web performance monitoring for many in the past. CrUX LCP dashboard ( Large preview ).

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Optimize Images for Web

KeyCDN

We normally focus solely on the performance aspect, but today we want to dive into additional ways you can optimize images for the web. The file size of your images of course is very important, but SEO and social media also play an important part in helping your website perform and convert better.

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SRE Principles: The 7 Fundamental Rules

Dotcom-Montior

Since that time, the SRE role has evolved as the industry has changed and shifted from the traditional monolithic structures to large, widely distributed networks and microservices. Google was the first company to create, embrace, and put support behind the role of site reliability engineering.

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SRE Incident Management: Overview, Techniques, and Tools

Dotcom-Montior

We are kidding of course, but you know something is bad if happens that early in the morning. It has not resulted in a failure, but if left unchecked, has the possibility to cause greater impact to your services and operations. Nothing good happens at 2:00 a.m., especially when we are talking about the IT industry.