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How to use Server Timing to get backend transparency from your CDN

Speed Curve

Looking at the industry benchmarks for US retailers , four well-known sites have backend times that are approaching – or well beyond – that threshold. Pagespeed Benchmarks - US Retail - LCP When you examine a waterfall, it's pretty obvious that TTFB is the long pole in the tent, pushing out render times for the page.

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Optimizing Video For Size And Quality

Smashing Magazine

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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New Network Fallacies

Tim Kadlec

I remember reading articles about how 3G connectivity was going to transform performance and, more generally, the way we used the internet altogether. Even if it is 4G (5G, or whatever else) that doesn’t exactly guarantee you’ll be getting the amazing, theoretical speeds promised. And those speeds aren’t constant.

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The Speed of Time

Brendan Gregg

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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MySQL Performance Tuning 101: Key Tips to Improve MySQL Database Performance

Percona

Enhanced User Experience Whether you operate an e-commerce platform, a content management system, or any other application reliant on MySQL, users will notice and appreciate the improved speed and responsiveness. This does not apply to read (SELECT) traffic. This can significantly elevate user satisfaction and engagement.

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Measuring Network Performance in Mobile Safari

CSS Wizardry

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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Redis vs Memcached in 2024

Scalegrid

Introduction Caching serves a dual purpose in web development – speeding up client requests and reducing server load. This article will explore how they handle data storage and scalability, perform in different scenarios, and, most importantly, how these factors influence your choice.

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