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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

Time is a crucial usability factor If you don't consider time a crucial usability factor, you're missing a fundamental aspect of the user experience I'm embarrassed to admit that, in my previous career as a usability tester, I spent years testing websites in lab conditions. It never crossed my mind to take rendering time into consideration.

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Top Frontend Frameworks

KeyCDN

Frontend frameworks let you hit the ground running when developing a new website. Responsive Design - Any site that you develop should render properly across all devices, as more and more people access the internet via mobile devices. Materialize includes a convenient IZ column grid feature that can be used for website layouts.

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Why Your Performance Testing Strategy Needs to Shift Left

Dotcom-Montior

It helps assess how a site, web application, or API will respond to various traffic, without adding any additional infrastructure. Executing an internal test can tell you how well your application or site handles an increase in traffic, but it will never reflect real-world conditions.

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The AWS GovCloud (US) Region - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

ITAR is the International Traffic in Arms Regulatory framework which stipulates for example that data must be stored in an environment where physical and logical access is restricted to US Persons. To make use of the services in this region, customers will use the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to organize their AWS resources.

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Answering Common Questions About Interpreting Page Speed Reports

Smashing Magazine

This data is distinct from CrUX because it’s collected directly by the website owner by installing an analytics snippet on their website. You might think of it like racing a car in virtual reality, where the conditions are decided in advance, rather than racing on a live track where conditions may vary.

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What Is a Workload in Cloud Computing

Scalegrid

Various forms can take shape when discussing workloads within the realm of cloud computing environments – examples include order management databases, collaboration tools, videoconferencing systems, virtual desktops, and disaster recovery mechanisms. This applies to both virtual machines and container-based deployments.

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Optimising for High Latency Environments

CSS Wizardry

They don’t currently have a CDN , yet they do experience high traffic levels from all over the globe: Being geographically close to your audience is the biggest step in the right direction. As a website owner, you have a degree of control over who you use as your authoritative provider. The bad news? Avoid Incurring Latency Alright!

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