CSS Wizardry

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Google has a pretty tight grip on the tech industry: it makes by far the most popular browser with the best DevTools, and the most popular search engine, which means that web developers spend most of their time in Chrome, most of their visitors are in Chrome, and a lot of their search traffic will be coming from Google. Why This Is a Problem.

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Network Mobile Performance Traffic 225

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

I’ve written a few articles here before on Core Web Vitals, and am always interested to see what’s in their annual Web Performance Checklist. Running a failing article page through WebPageTest highlighted the LCP element: The LCP image of a typical Smashing Magazine article. OK, so the article author photo is the LCP element.

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Google Traffic Mobile Website 143

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Since instances of both CentOS and Ubuntu were running in parallel, I could collect flame graphs at the same time (same time-of-day traffic mix) and compare them side by side. Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()? Microbenchmark os::javaTimeMillis() on both systems.

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Dotcom-Montior

MARCH 27, 2022

This project implements multiple techniques and tactics to censor China’s internet and controls the internet gateways to analyze, filter, and manipulate the internet traffic between inside and outside of China. It is the world’s most advanced and extensive Internet censorship program. The How and What of The Great Firewall of China.

Website 82

Website Internet Internet Performance 82

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Since instances of both CentOS and Ubuntu were running in parallel, I could collect flame graphs at the same time (same time-of-day traffic mix) and compare them side by side. Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()? The CentOS flame graph: The Ubuntu flame graph: Darn, they didn't work.

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Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

This article analyzes cloud workloads, delving into their forms, functions, and how they influence the cost and efficiency of your cloud infrastructure. All rely heavily on utilizing allocated portions from existing pools made available through specific providers as part of their service offerings.

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Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Source: nameshield.com Why reliable DNS hosting is important Choosing a reliable DNS hosting provider is critical because it can affect everything from the redundancy of your website, speed, and even security. Oddly enough we encountered this error to a third party website while writing this article. So DNS services definitely go down!

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Cache Website Internet Internet 134

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Preparing For Interaction To Next Paint, A New Web Core Vital Preparing For Interaction To Next Paint, A New Web Core Vital Geoff Graham 2023-12-07T21:00:00+00:00 2023-12-08T00:07:18+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear There’s a change coming to the Core Web Vitals lineup. That’s what this article is all about.

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Traffic Metrics Google Monitoring 94

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 25, 2020

This project implements multiple techniques and tactics to censor China’s internet and controls the internet gateways to analyze, filter, and manipulate the internet traffic between inside and outside of China. It is the world’s most advanced and extensive Internet censorship program. The How and What of The Great Firewall of China.

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Website Internet Internet Performance 97

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A video with large dimensions or a high bitrate will take longer to download and will require a higher speed network to play back smoothly. In this article, we’ll walk through the tools and some of the steps you can take to optimize your videos for playback — all of it to avoid stalls and impress your precious customers!

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Network Speed Website Mobile 143

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Fight For The Main Thread The Fight For The Main Thread Geoff Graham 2023-10-24T18:00:00+00:00 2023-10-24T22:02:26+00:00 This article is sponsored by SpeedCurve Performance work is one of those things, as they say, that ought to happen in development. But does it need to be available immediately ? What’s so important about that?

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Google Analytics Traffic Metrics 90

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

It increases our visibility and enables us to draw a steady stream of organic (or “free”) traffic to our site. While paid marketing strategies like Google Ads play a part in our approach as well, enhancing our organic traffic remains a major priority. The higher our organic traffic, the more profitable we become as a company.

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Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 74

Scalegrid

JANUARY 5, 2024

This article cuts through the complexity to showcase the tangible benefits of DBMS, equipping you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about your data management strategies. However, some challenges may arise when scaling a DBMS, such as improper traffic distribution, inefficient database management, and performance issues.

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Efficiency Storage Database Scalability 147

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 25, 2021

This project implements multiple techniques and tactics to censor China’s internet and controls the internet gateways to analyze, filter, and manipulate the internet traffic between inside and outside of China. It is the world’s most advanced and extensive Internet censorship program. The How and What of The Great Firewall of China.

Website 52

Website Internet Internet Performance 52

KeyCDN

JANUARY 14, 2021

Due to their popularity, a wide array of frontend frameworks are available, and new ones emerge on a regular basis. Then again, a newer but less widely known framework may more effectively suit your needs, so it's worth it to get up to speed about today's most popular options. Pros: No style lock-in, so you have greater flexibility.

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Google Mobile Open Source Website 135

Dotcom-Montior

APRIL 27, 2021

This project implements multiple techniques and tactics to censor China’s internet and controls the internet gateways to analyze, filter, and manipulate the internet traffic between inside and outside of China. It is the world’s most advanced and extensive Internet censorship program. The How and What of The Great Firewall of China.

Website 52

Website Internet Internet Performance 52

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Cue server-timing headers Historically, when looking at page speed, we've had the tendency to ignore TTFB when trying to optimize the user experience. For example, processing of web application firewall (WAF) rules, detecting bots or other malicious traffic though security services, and growing in popularity, edge compute.

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Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 57

Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The internet traffic from mobile (as compared to that from desktops) has also been increasing, and now stands at 56%. The approach that we would talk about in this article is automated cross-browser testing via device lab the cloud because that is what Testsigma supports. Very intuitive features made for you to speed up.

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Cloud Testing Mobile Internet 82

MachMetrics

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Netlify has a great article going over a few of their favorites. Everyone should just use a static site generator and experience incredible speed increases? For the same reasons Static sites load so quickly, they also scale really well to handle large spikes in traffic. appeared first on MachMetrics Speed Blog.

Website 52

Website Speed Traffic Database 52

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 30, 2021

As we’ve noticed, website performance, especially its speed and availability, are essential to the success of your business. Availability, with no doubt, is the basic requirement. High speed, on the other hand, improves your customers’ user experience, and results in an increased conversion rate and income.

Website 52

Website Monitoring Website Performance Performance 52

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Implementing SEO best practice doesn’t just give you the best chance possible of ranking well in search engines; it makes your websites better by scrutinizing quality, design, accessibility, and speed, among other things. Following best practice usually means a better website, more organic traffic, and happier visitors. Win, win, win.

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Engineering Google Website Analytics 130

MachMetrics

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Elon Musk’s need for speed. However, there is excitement around Starlink for other reasons – namely, the implications it might have for internet speed and latency – even by just a small amount (20 milliseconds on average). This ultimately guides us to one conclusion: Speed is incredibly important.

Internet 44

Internet Internet Latency Speed 44

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

How to measure performance The Website Speed Test is the ideal tool for measuring the performance of your website. WebP means faster loading times and less traffic. We won't go into detail in this article. The available operations are listed in our documentation. WebP results in smaller file sizes than JPEG.

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Processing Cache Website Servers 127

Enprowess

JANUARY 12, 2022

Web development is evolving at a rapid speed with each passing year. And so, it optimizes the page loading speed and reduces the bounce rate. So it is convenient for all to use irrespective of internet speed and it works offline using cached data. Let’s dive deep into the top website development trends to expect in 2022.

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Blockchain IoT Development Serverless 59

Tim Kadlec

APRIL 18, 2019

I remember reading articles about how 3G connectivity was going to transform performance and, more generally, the way we used the internet altogether. I remember how, later on, a common question I would get in after giving performance-focused presentations was: “Is any of this going to matter when 4G is available?”

Network 61

Network Speed Internet Internet 61

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

have pointed out in their recent Science article (“There’s plenty of room at the Top”) — and cited by Hennessy in his Turing lecture — a naive implementation of matrix-matrix multiply in Python runs between 100x and 60,000x slower than their counterparts written in a “metal” language (highly optimized C).

C++ 108

C++ Benchmarking Hardware Architecture 108

Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

Yes, that's right: I read the comments on a MacRumors article. There's no point in recommending a better browser because none is available. This market then funds all of the R&D and operational costs of search engines, including "traffic acquisition costs" like browser default placement deals. [2]. Cui bono? —

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Engineering Traffic Government Google 110

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 30, 2020

As we’ve noticed, website performance, especially its speed and availability, are essential to the success of your business. Availability, with no doubt, is the basic requirement. High speed, on the other hand, improves your customers’ user experience, and results in an increased conversion rate and income.

Website 52

Website Monitoring Website Performance Performance 52

Dotcom-Montior

JULY 7, 2020

As we’ve noticed, website performance, especially its speed and availability, are essential to the success of your business. Availability, with no doubt, is the basic requirement. High speed, on the other hand, improves your customers’ user experience, and results in an increased conversion rate and income.

Website 52

Website Monitoring Website Performance Performance 52

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It doesn’t come as a surprise, considering the benefits of higher conversion rates, customer engagement, decreased page loading speed, and lower costs on development and overhead. Otherwise, the user experience could be as frustrating as Ankita Masand’s ordeal with ordering a cake as she describes in her article about the pain points of PWAs.

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Cache Internet Internet Google 123

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study, or a proof of concept using the Performance API on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about. Note : If you use Page Speed Insights or Page Speed Insights API (no, it isn’t deprecated!),

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Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Mobile app testing uses many mobile automation testing techniques to ensure that they are ideal and perform well in various traffic conditions. With millions of mobile apps available today, the app ratings and feedback become crucial if you want to be able to get new users to install your app. When there is a high traffic.

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Mobile Testing Testing Tools Open Source 52

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

Today, we’ll address storing and serving files for both single-server and scalable deployments while considering factors like compression, caching, and availability. If you’re on the latter end of this scale, you probably need more specialized advice than this article is prepared to give. Performance And Availability.

Media 69

Media Cache Storage AWS 69

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This results in expedited query execution, reduced resource utilization, and more efficient exploitation of the available hardware resources. MySQL relies heavily on the availability of hardware resources to perform at its best. A finely tuned database processes queries more efficiently, leading to swifter results.

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Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 1, 2020

We need a new breed of CMS — one that can make content available through any channel at which point a Headless CMS is required. The API makes contents available through any channel and on any device using most favorite tools and programming languages plus it also provides a higher level of security and much better scalability.

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Open Source Website Mobile Code 103

Testsigma

JANUARY 13, 2021

This article will take an in-depth look at the various tools and strategies that help with mobile application testing. Not only will this help speed track the testing process, it will also help make the objectives clearer. Load testing to prevent app crashes during high-traffic situations 8. How Testsigma Can Help.

Mobile 54

Mobile Strategy Testing Efficiency 54

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In this article, we will discuss 7 questions that you need to ask yourself before you select a specific cross browser compatibility testing tool. A simple rule of thumb is that you prioritize testing on all those combinations that get over 5% share of your total traffic. Does it cover all the widely used browser-OS configurations?

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Testing Tools Testing Efficiency Cloud 93