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Service Workers can save the environment!

Dean Hume

Without effective caching on the client, the server will see an increase in workload, more CPU usage and ultimately increased latency for the end user. They allow you to cache resources on the user's device when they visit your site for the first time. This is where service workers can make a difference. Show me the money!

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Service Workers can save the environment!

Dean Hume

Without effective caching on the client, the server will see an increase in workload, more CPU usage and ultimately increased latency for the end user. They allow you to cache resources on the user's device when they visit your site for the first time. This is where service workers can make a difference. Show me the money!

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Service Workers can save the environment!

Dean Hume

Without effective caching on the client, the server will see an increase in workload, more CPU usage and ultimately increased latency for the end user. They allow you to cache resources on the user's device when they visit your site for the first time. This is where service workers can make a difference. Show me the money!

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Fostering a Web Performance Culture

Jos

Google’s Lighthouse is one of them, which shows information about PWA, SEO and more. presented in Google IO 2018 ( source ) These tools make it easier to determine where we need to put emphasis to improve our sites. In fact, Stockholm was the first city in installing 4G back in 2009. A screenshot of Lighthouse 3.0,

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Converting a Ghost blog to a Progressive Web App

Dean Hume

I’ve recently updated this blog and moved it from a custom ASP.NET website that has been running since about 2009 to Ghost CMS. I wanted the site to be super fast - once someone has read an article that won’t change, why not serve it from the cached version on their device. Creating the Service Worker. response || response.status !==

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Converting a Ghost blog to a Progressive Web App

Dean Hume

I’ve recently updated this blog and moved it from a custom ASP.NET website that has been running since about 2009 to Ghost CMS. I wanted the site to be super fast - once someone has read an article that won’t change, why not serve it from the cached version on their device. Creating the Service Worker. response || response.status !==

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Converting a Ghost blog to a Progressive Web App

Dean Hume

I’ve recently updated this blog and moved it from a custom ASP.NET website that has been running since about 2009 to Ghost CMS. I wanted the site to be super fast - once someone has read an article that won’t change, why not serve it from the cached version on their device. Creating the Service Worker. response || response.status !==

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