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Web Performance Daybook Volume 2

by Stoyan Stefanov

June 2012

Intermediate to advanced

226 pages

5h 5m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Patrick MeenanNicholas ZakasGuy PodjarnyStoyan StefanovTim KadlecBrian PaneJosh FraserSteve SoudersBetty TsoIsrael NirMarcel DuranÉric DaspetAlois ReitbauerMatthew PrinceBuddy BrewerAlexander PodelkoEstelle WeylAaron PetersTony GentilcoreMatthew SteeleBryan McQuadeTobie LangelBilly HoffmanJoshua BixbySergey ChernyshevJP CastroPavel PaulauDavid CalhounNicole SullivanJames PearceTom Hughes-CroucherDave Artz
Conventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact Us
Function InterceptionCode InjectionResulting Browser ArchitectureGet the CodeBrowser Advancements
The BenchmarkWhat’s Going On?Optimization StrategyFollow Up
No Browser CachingNo Edge CachingNo Loading On-DemandInvalidates Browser Look-AheadFlawed Solution: Inline Everything only on First VisitSummary and Recommendations
The Facebook Plug-ins JS SDKDesign GoalsThe SnippetAppending AlternativesWhew!What’s Missing?First PartiesParting Words: On the Shoulders of Giants

VariabilityLatencyTranscodingGold in Them There Hills4G Won’t Save UsWhere Do We Go from Here?Light at the End of the Tunnel
Introduction: Falling Down the StairsCurrent Best Practices: Working around HTTPExperiment: Mining the HTTP ArchiveResults: Serialization AboundsRecommendations: Time to Fix the Protocols
Business InsiderCNETO’Reilly RadarThe Cause of Frontend SPOFAvoiding Frontend SPOFCall to Action
Keep an Eye on Your WaterfallsCompress Those ResourcesDon’t Download the Same Content TwiceCan Too Much Adriana Lima Slow You Down?Epilogue
The ChallengeGetting My Hands Dirty with CSS3 CookingCross-Browser ResultsBenchmarkingPayloadRenderingAre We There Yet?Appendix: Code ListingsHTMLCSS
The Android ProblemAnd the Lack of Solution
Conclusion
icySome detailsWalkthroughTodosThe Road AheadAll I Want for Christmas…
Why You Should CareCollecting Navigation Timing Timestamps and Turning Them into Useful MeasurementsUsing Google Analytics as a Performance Data WarehouseReporting on Performance in Google AnalyticsLimitationsFinal Thoughts
Battery LifeLatencyEmbedding CSS and JS: A Best Practice?MemoryOptimize ImagesWeigh the Benefits of CSSGPU Benefits and PitfallsViewport: Out of Sight Does Not Mean Out of MindMinimize the DOMUI ResponsivenessSummary
Problem: A Bug in Firefox Implementation of the Navigation Timing APISolution: Filter Out the Firefox Timings in Google AnalyticsGood News: The Bug Was Fixed in Firefox 9Closing Remark
What About Other Platforms?Getting StartedZeroing InExample: Local StorageWe’ve Only Scratched the Surface
Getting Started with mod_spdySPDY and ApacheHelp to Improve mod_spdy
Close Encounters of the Text/JavaScript TypeLazy LoadingLazy Evaluation to the RescueBuilding Lazy Evaluation into CommonJS Modules
The MethodologyThe ResultsConclusionsWhy Does This Matter?Takeaways
Lossy Compression
Recording DataCollecting and Analyzing the DataSample ResultsBenefitsClosing WordsCredits
ConceptAdvantagesLimitationConclusion
IntroductionAfter the Page Loads: The UI LayerUI ProfilersCSS Stress TestCSS ProfilersCSS LintDOM MonsterPerception of SpeedTidbitsCall for a Focus on UI Performance
Style SharingRule HashesAncestor FiltersFast PathWhat Is It Still Slow?
Performance SummariesApp Cache ManifestOnward and Upward
Identifying Pages/SectionsIdentifying FeaturesOptimizing
What Is a Good Backend Time?Figuring Out What Is Going OnFixing ItFinally
Font Hosting Services Versus Rolling Your OwnWhat the FOUT?Removing Excess Font GlyphsJavaScript Font LoadersIntroducing Boot.getFont: A Fast and Tiny Web Font LoaderGentlefonts, Start Your Engines!My ObservationsFinal Thoughts

Overview

Performance is critical to the success of any website, and help with using today’s new tools is key. In this remarkable guide, 32 leading web performance experts offer practical tips, techniques, and advice for optimizing your site’s user experience.

Originally written for an online calendar, this collection of articles will inspire you to squeeze every ounce of performance from your site—whether you’re a web developer, mobile developer, or web designer. Check the table of contents and you’ll be convinced.

In order of appearance, Web Performance Daybook authors include: