CSS - Tricks

JULY 25, 2019

This article is from my friend Ben who runs Calibre , a tool for monitoring the performance of websites. In this article, we uncover how PageSpeed calculates it’s critical speed score. Now that Google uses page speed as a ranking factor, many organizations have become laser-focused on performance. Recommended!

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Google Engineering Speed Mobile 71

Testsigma

MAY 26, 2021

According to CIO Dive , data-driven organizations have at least a 58 percent of chances to meet their revenue goals in comparison to non-data-driven organizations. This article will discuss those data-driven techniques and how we can achieve software reliability using them. But more than anything, data offers clarity.

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Testing Testing Tools Metrics Code 59

Testsigma

APRIL 13, 2021

So how do the testing community ensure that this love for iPhone and iOS apps grows manifolds with time? In this article, we will be looking at mobile testing for iOS. Interestingly, Xcode provides a testing framework called XCTest to write unit tests, performance tests, and UI tests. UI Testing.

Testing 84

Testing Hardware Mobile Testing Tools 84

Highly Scalable

AUGUST 20, 2013

This article is an effort to explore techniques used by developers of in-stream data processing systems, trace the connections of these techniques to massive batch processing and OLTP/OLAP databases, and discuss how one unified query engine can support in-stream, batch, and OLAP processing at the same time. Modularity and flexibility.

Big Data 154

Big Data Processing Lambda Database 154

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

How can you identify, track, and manage this risk to your business? We explore how you can use web analytics or real user measurement data on your website to get insight into any imposter domains re-publishing your work. How To Track Suspicious Activity. But how many pages do you check?

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Website Analytics Google Cache 89

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This article titled " Daten müssen strategischer Teil des Geschäfts werden " appeared in German last week in the "IT und Datenproduktion" column of Wirtschaftwoche. How companies can use ideas from mass production to create business with data. Strategically, IT doesn't matter. More than mere support.

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Artificial Intelligence Social Media Logistics AWS 79

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Is it a good idea, why would you want to build it, and how would you go around building it? PWAs have been around for over five years, yet native applications outnumber them both in the quantity ratio and how many times users download them. I.e., you don’t have to create code to fit the separate Android and iOS requirements.

Code 74

Code Cache Retail Mobile 74

The Agile Manager

JUNE 30, 2020

Since 2006, I've written multiple blog posts , a few articles and self-published an e-book on governing investments in strategic software. Although other white-collar occupations such as back-office accounting can be labor intensive, their costs flow through to the income statement as SG&A rather than depreciation.

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Government Healthcare Programming Software 52

Strategic Tech

MAY 24, 2019

how to design software architectures and organise teams around them. performance, security) UX / Brand Perception: design decisions which have an impact on how users experience the system I’ve recently been collating some of the variables which exist in each of these areas, and they are presented in the remainder of this article.

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Design Software Architecture Strategy Technology 45

SQL Performance

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Querying the current session’s state of session options with the @@OPTIONS function. The COLUMNS_UPDATED trigger-related function, which indicates which columns were inserted or updated. The GROUPING_ID function, which constructs a bitwise representation of the current grouping set. SET_BIT function. BIT_COUNT function.

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Servers C++ Code Cache 122

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2020

At this scale, we can gain a significant amount of performance and cost benefits by optimizing the storage layout (records, objects, partitions) as the data lands into our warehouse. We built AutoOptimize to efficiently and transparently optimize the data and metadata storage layout while maximizing their cost and performance benefits.

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Storage Latency Efficiency Data Engineering 203

Percona

JULY 15, 2023

A very common case is when a query uses a filter condition against a column that is involved in some kind of functional expression. Starting from MySQL 8.0.13, functional indexes are supported. As such, index design must strike a balance between improved query speed and efficient data modification.

Virtualization 76

Virtualization Speed Database Efficiency 76

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Refactoring CSS: Optimizing Size And Performance (Part 3). Refactoring CSS: Optimizing Size And Performance (Part 3). In previous articles from this series, we’ve covered auditing CSS codebase health and the incremental CSS refactoring strategy , testing, and maintenance. Part 3: Optimizing Size And Performance.

Media 108

Media Performance Cache Strategy 108

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In this second article, I’ll go over some key technical highlights from the project. In the first article, I briefly discussed the technical stack that includes a React-based front-end framework, Next.js Definitely read up on the strategy and reasoning behind this stack in the first article if you missed it.

Cache 72

Cache Strategy Best Practices Design 72

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2021

Sir Tim Berners-Lee couldn’t have possibly imagined the weird and wonderful place the world wide web would become and how deeply it would become part of our everyday lives. Now there’s a massive range of Jamstack CMSs available, which bring all the advantages of static sites while allowing non-technical folk to update content.

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Ecommerce Website Government Internet 139

Smashing Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Here’s another article about reducing JavaScript dependencies and the bundle size sent to the client. This article is about a couple of things that Bookaway faced and we (as a company in the traveling industry) managed to optimize our pages, so that the HTML we send is smaller. Why Is Speed Improvement Necessary To Our SEO Efforts?

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High Scalability

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

You can view the original article on Ably's blog. In this article, we discuss the concepts of dependability and fault tolerance in detail and explain how the Ably platform is designed with fault tolerant approaches to uphold its dependability guarantees. Availability and Reliability are forms of dependability.

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Engineering Systems Scalability Availability 215

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 9, 2020

Web performance advocates have often advised to add dimensions to your images for best performance to allow the page to be laid out with the appropriate space for the image, before the image itself has been downloaded. Setting Height And Width On Images Is Important Again. Barry Pollard. 2020-03-09T11:30:00+00:00. Recommended Reading.

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Website Code Mobile Network 125

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Perceptual quality measurements are used to drive video encoding optimizations , perform video codec comparisons , carry out A/B testing and optimize streaming QoE decisions to mention a few. In particular, the VMAF metric lies at the core of improving the Netflix member’s streaming video quality. via bug fixes).

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Media Innovation Metrics Latency 171

Percona

JULY 17, 2023

First, some stage-setting for this blog article. 1 among non-relational/document-based systems ( DB-Engines, July 2023 ). DBAs and developers appreciate its combination of flexibility, scalability, and performance. companies and organizations seek alternatives that offer similar functionality at a lower cost.

Open Source 74

Open Source Database Scalability Software 74

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements To Web Risk Management. Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements To Web Risk Management. That also means answering this other question: “How can one evaluate, manage and guarantee the quality of a website? Elie Sloïm. 2021-09-16T12:00:00+00:00. 2021-09-16T15:07:53+00:00.

Automotive 138

Automotive Website Social Media Design 138

O'Reilly

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This is both frustrating for companies that would prefer making ML an ordinary, fuss-free value-generating function like software engineering, as well as exciting for vendors who see the opportunity to create buzz around a new category of enterprise software. How can you start applying the stack in practice today?

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DevOps Software Engineering Infrastructure Open Source 138

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

That date is approaching quickly and I’m sure lots of us are being asked to ensure we are passing our Core Web Vitals, but how can you know if you are? That date is approaching quickly and I’m sure lots of us are being asked to ensure we are passing our Core Web Vitals, but how can you know if you are? Barry Pollard.

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Google Metrics Mobile Analytics 140

Official Blog - World Web Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This article will dive into everything about the WordPress website builder – Elementor. The Elementor WordPress website builder uses a drag-and-drop interface that removes the requirement for coding abilities. It allows users to customize websites, meeting specific requirements.

Website 59

Website Design Ecommerce Education 59

Official Blog - World Web Technology

MARCH 13, 2024

For any ecommerce business, it is essential to have a fully functional website that works smoothly. It improves your content presentation and marketing. In this article, we will discuss the role of responsive website design in the Ecommerce industry. How Does Responsive Website Design Work?

Ecommerce 52

Ecommerce Website Design Mobile 52

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Durability is a cornerstone of any database system and starting with SQL Server 2017 on Linux Cumulative Update 6 (CU6), SQL Server on Linux enables “Forced Flush” behavior as described in this article , improving durability on non-Fua optimized systems. “Be Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine Input/Output Requirements.

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Servers Media Cache Storage 90

Smashing Magazine

MAY 16, 2022

To my surprise, web performance monitoring conversations rarely surface Server-Timing or cover a very shallow understanding of its application — despite it being out for many years. Let’s rethink how we can leverage this header. The only required field is the name. Setting Server-Timing. More after jump!

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Servers Monitoring Cache Network 92

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Improving JavaScript Bundle Performance With Code-Splitting. Improving JavaScript Bundle Performance With Code-Splitting. It’s a common misconception that the code which is produced by the framework build tools (Webpack, for example) is fully optimized and cannot be improved upon any further. Performance Costs.

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Code Performance Network Website 89

Testlodge

APRIL 8, 2020

In this article, we’re going to look at some of the more widely used types of manual testing. Smoke testing is a non-exhaustive approach because it is limited to verifying only the core functionality of the software. Browser testing checks the functionality, design, accessibility, and responsiveness of an application.

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Testing Games Website Software 98

Smashing Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Improving The Performance Of Shopify Themes (Case Study). Improving The Performance Of Shopify Themes (Case Study). Code evolves over time with more features, new or changing dependencies, or maybe a goal of performance improvements. Better performance across the board. Carson Shold. Less blocking JS.

Performance 89

Performance Mobile Speed Code 89

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Frontend build tooling is crucial to the workflow of the modern frontend developer for a host of reasons classified under improved developer and user experiences. A trip down memory lane could help us understand how we got here. Alexander Joseph. 2022-06-09T09:00:00+00:00. 2022-06-09T09:04:03+00:00.

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Code Processing Cache Development 109

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2021

How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization. How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization. Not informing participants of study requirements or potential harm. Devin Harold. 2021-08-19T10:00:00+00:00. 2021-08-19T12:06:27+00:00. What Are “Ethics” And Why Should I Care?

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Code Design Education Government 137

Tech News Gather

AUGUST 25, 2022

Any business that plans to launch a mobile application understands how crucial it is to have cost-effective measures for both Android and iPhone app development. Especially if you come from a non-tech background. Therefore, you must ask about how will the company contribute to your business project.

Development 52

Development Hardware Mobile Open Source 52

Alex Russell

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Recent interventions into mobile ecosystems include requirements to repair browser choice, and the analysis backing those regulations takes into account the web's role as a potential competitor (e.g., Pressure for change has built to an unsustainable level; somethings gotta give. But you'd never know it reading Wired or The Verge.

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Google Mobile Games Strategy 93

SQL Performance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Performance spools are lazy spools added by the optimizer to reduce the estimated cost of the inner side of nested loops joins. An example plan shape showing a lazy table performance spool is below: The questions I set out to answer in this article are why, how, and when the query optimizer introduces each type of performance spool.

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Performance Cache Servers Education 104

O'Reilly

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As a trend, it’s not performing well on Google; it shows little long-term growth, if any, and gets nowhere near as many searches as terms like “Observability” and “Generative Adversarial Networks.” Setting aside the buzzword, we can start by asking what a successful automation project requires. Automating Office Processes.

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Games Healthcare Processing Retail 116

Highly Scalable

MAY 1, 2012

Analysis of such large data sets often requires powerful distributed data stores like Hadoop and heavy data processing with techniques like MapReduce. Computation of more advanced metrics like a number of unique visitor or most frequent items is more challenging and requires a lot of resources if implemented straightforwardly.

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Analytics Traffic Big Data Efficiency 191