Alex Russell

AUGUST 30, 2021

Nefarious websites have analysed other web browser engines and found flaws that have not been disclosed, and exploit those flaws when a user goes to a particular website to silently violate user privacy or security. No wonder Cupertino continues to perform new showings of the "web apps are a credible alternative on iOS!"

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Engineering Open Source Website Operating System 112

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2021

If you have multiple pieces of state defined in a single context, you may start running into performance issues. For example, you might share authentication in one Context, internationalization preferences in another, and website theme in another. There’s a great article (and e-book!) on this topic here that goes much more in-depth.

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Cache Servers Code Best Practices 106

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As is the case with many other developers, the reports over the last few years of the huge energy requirements of the web have prompted me to take a look at my own websites and see what I can do to minimize their impact. But first, a confession: When I first heard about the environmental impact of websites, I didn’t quite believe it.

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Website Internet Internet Energy 140

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Refactoring CSS: Optimizing Size And Performance (Part 3). Refactoring CSS: Optimizing Size And Performance (Part 3). Deploying the refactored codebase shouldn’t result in worse website performance and worse user experience. After all, users won’t wait around forever for the website to load. Adrian Bece.

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Media Performance Cache Strategy 123

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

But, once mastered, it gives you unprecedented power — a means to switch the total appearance of elements and websites by the snap of a finger. Be warned though: not applied properly, SVG Filters can hurt the performance of your site drastically. This is the transformation to be performed: P'(x,y) ? The Absolute Map.

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Testing Performance Design Website 131