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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

Slow websites are just one problem, but for those of us who spend much of our work and personal time online, slow sites creates extra friction in an already friction-filled world. Web stress" is measurable When websites perform poorly, we react badly. This is not surprising given what we now know about our deep craving for flow.

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Reducing Carbon Emissions On The Web

Smashing Magazine

It can be hard to visualize the huge network of hardware that allows you to send a request for a page to a server and then receive a response back. Recommended reading : How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. Many of the things that contribute to a website’s emissions are beyond our control as developers.

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