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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

The participants seemed to lose motivation and develop mental fatigue. What do these findings mean in web performance terms? When dealing with application delays, it is possible that people can develop coping strategies that allow them to maintain productivity in the short term. But the missing ingredient here is flow.

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Improving The Performance Of Wix Websites (Case Study)

Smashing Magazine

This includes building websites, hosting websites, managing campaigns, SEO, analytics, CRM, and much more. It was founded in 2006 and has since grown to have over 210 million users in 190 countries, and hosts over five million domains. Maintaining development velocity. Better tooling and metrics standardization.

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Reducing Carbon Emissions On The Web

Smashing Magazine

As is the case with many other developers, the reports over the last few years of the huge energy requirements of the web have prompted me to take a look at my own websites and see what I can do to minimize their impact. The good news is that, as developers, we can do an awful lot about it. Reducing Carbon Emissions On The Web.

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