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How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet

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How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. How Improving Website Performance Can Help Save The Planet. For the more adventurous/technical, the top (table of processes) command provides similar metrics on most Unix-like operating systems such as macOS and Ubuntu. Jack Lenox.

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Optimizing Google Fonts Performance

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Without Google Fonts you would be limited to the handful of “ system fonts ” installed on your user’s device. System fonts or ‘Web Safe Fonts’ are the fonts most commonly pre-installed across operating systems. Browser Caching. Another built-in optimization of Google Fonts is browser caching. Resource Hints.

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The Great Firewall of China: Obstacles to Monitoring Performance

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Operating System Updates and Security Patches. Since the majority of gadgets are produced in China, the government of China has collaborated with the manufacturers of mobile phones, tablets, and laptops to customize operating systems, such as Windows, Android, and IOS, based on the Great Firewall’s internet security guidelines.

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Front-End Performance Checklist 2019 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]

Smashing Magazine

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? Facebook has introduced 2G Tuesdays to increase visibility and sensitivity of slow connections. Image source ).