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Front-End Performance Checklist 2021

Smashing Magazine

DOM complete, time to first byte, first input delay, client CPU and memory usage. Is it expensive JavaScript, slow web font delivery, heavy images, or sluggish rendering? Testing And Monitoring Auditing workflow, proxy browsers, 404 page, GDPR cookie consent prompts, performance diagnostics CSS, accessibility. Quick Wins.

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What is page bloat? And how is it hurting your business, your search rank, and your users?

Speed Curve

Having said that, I recently did some digging into a page where the total HTML size jumped dramatically because of a bunch of inline JavaScript, which led to rendering delays, so keeping an eye on HTML size is still a good idea. It’s not enough to focus solely on blocking JavaScript. MB of a roughly 8.2 More on that below.)

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Load scripts async

Speed Curve

This blog post has a simple conclusion: Load script asynchronously! It wasn't just IE7 that did this - all browsers behaved this way back then. To achieve this, browsers created a lightweight parser called the preloader. The browser CPU timeline is shown below the waterfall. Enter the Preloader.

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Progress Delayed Is Progress Denied

Alex Russell

Apple forces developers of competing browsers to use their engine for all browsers on iOS , restricting their ability to deliver a better version of the web platform. Misdirections often derail the debate around browsers, the role of the web, and App Store policies on iOS. No browser is always fastest in every area today.

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Improving The Performance Of An Online Store (Case Study)

Smashing Magazine

There you will have a lot of extra JavaScript and back-end logic to calculate the prices, plus several service calls to get the appropriate shipping provider and price estimates based on the country being shipped to. They are basically everywhere and will dominate your design. The checkout is its own beast. Large preview ).