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The Performance Inequality Gap, 2024

Alex Russell

The blog you're reading loads over a single connection in ~1.2 This split decision was available via last year's update , but was somewhat buried. Going forward, I'll produce both as top-line guidance. The usual caveats also apply: Performance is a deep and nuanced domain, and much can go wrong beyond content size and composition.

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Website Size: The Average Web Page Size Is More than 2MB – Twice the Size of the Average Page Just 3 Years Ago

MachMetrics

I know that sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised and how many sites are including javascript libraries that they used to use, but aren’t anymore – what a waste of bandwidth! Can you imagine if you doubled your weight from 180 lbs to 360lbs in 3 years? You’d be a little embarrassed, right?

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Front-End Performance Checklist 2021

Smashing Magazine

Below you’ll find a (hopefully unbiased and objective) front-end performance checklist for 2021 — an updated overview of the issues you might need to consider to ensure that your response times are fast, user interaction is smooth and your sites don’t drain user’s bandwidth. Get a free trial of LogRocket today. Table Of Contents.