Smashing Magazine

JUNE 3, 2022

And now we are even changing the change ! […] Benchmarking is that part of the design process where you ask how an existing system is performing against agreed performance requirements set at the scoping stage of the design process. Further Reading on Smashing Magazine. Stay tuned!

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Performance Design Best Practices Testing 111

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

They might not be as exciting to design with, but they won’t force users to sit around and wait for your website to load, costing you visitors and customers in the process. If you want to see an example of this in action, you can look at pretty much any leading digital magazine or news site. second benchmark for mobile loading.

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Website Speed Mobile Design 110

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Every unnecessary bit of JavaScript code you bundle and serve will be more code the client has to load and process. On your first try, you can use it as a benchmark for optimizations later. Learning to optimize your Frontend applications is an ongoing process; you need to be proactive about what you implement daily.

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Cache Performance Servers Social Media 126

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

They are more of a benchmark than a true measurement of real user experience. Third-party resource requests can impact the user experience in several different ways, depending on whether they load early in the page load process or after the page is mostly complete. Example dashboard in Akamai’s mPulse Real User Measurement service.

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Website Design Network Best Practices 131

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2022

Or let’s say that you’ve been getting numerous complaints regarding your onboarding/setup process for your product. When the work is ready to begin they go through an epic batching process to determine the more realistic scope of the work and what’s a feasible solution within the timeframe defined by the rough estimates. Pesky nails!

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Design Logistics Strategy Benchmarking 93

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The problem with style guides is that they add friction to the writing process. When you create a linter, you are setting a benchmark of quality for your documentation. They solve a lot of the confusion that developers might have about how exactly to write about a major feature that they are pushing out.

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Development Benchmarking Code Engineering 119

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? Also, as Patrick Meenan suggested, it’s worth to plan out a loading sequence and trade-offs during the design process.

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Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Micro-optimizations are great for keeping performance on track, but it’s critical to have clearly defined targets in mind — measurable goals that would influence any decisions made throughout the process. Also, as Patrick Meenan suggested, it’s worth to plan out a loading sequence and trade-offs during the design process.

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Performance Cache Media Metrics 145