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Measuring The Performance Of Typefaces For Users (Part 1)

Smashing Magazine

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. Later on, in the 1980s, type started to be used in a digital context in computers.

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Real user monitoring vs. synthetic monitoring: Understanding best practices

Dynatrace

Data collected on page load events, for example, can include navigation start (when performance begins to be measured), request start (right before the user makes a request from the server), and speed index metrics (measure page load speed). In some cases, you will lack benchmarking capabilities. RUM generates a lot of data.