Chapter 8: JavaScript Performance Optimization Tips: An Overview

by Ivan Čurić

In this chapter, there’s lots of stuff to cover across a wide and wildly changing landscape. It’s also a topic that covers everyone’s favorite: The JS Framework of the Month™.

We'll try to stick to the "Tools, not rules" mantra and keep the JS buzzwords to a minimum. Since we won't be able to cover everything related to JS performance in one or two chapters, make sure you read the references and do your own research afterwards.

But before we dive into specifics, let's get a broader understanding of the issue by answering the following: what is considered as performant JavaScript, and how does it fit into the broader scope of web performance metrics?

Setting the Stage ...

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