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Progressive Web Apps and the Future of Mobile Web

DZone

Of course, with a vertical growth in smartphone users, they are the torchbearers of the digital revolution without any doubt. Statista shares insightful data on mobile web traffic that accounts for more than 50% globally from 1st quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2020. This increase in web traffic from mobile users comes with an expectation.

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Dynatrace Application Security detects and blocks attacks automatically in real-time

Dynatrace

WAFs protect the network perimeter and monitor, filter, or block HTTP traffic. Compared to intrusion detection systems (IDS/IPS), WAFs are focused on the application traffic. RASP solutions sit in or near applications and analyze application behavior and traffic.

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Will A Static Website Generator Make My Site Faster?

MachMetrics

We love hearing from customers who successfully increase their website’s performance. Recently, we noticed one website see such a dramatic improvement that we had to ask for more details. He switched his site from a PHP site to a static site built with static website generator Jekyll. The secret? Source: CloudCannon.

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Improving Core Web Vitals, A Smashing Magazine Case Study

Smashing Magazine

Of course, it matters what your users experience rather than what some search engine crawler sees, but one of the great things about the Core Web Vitals initiative is that it does measure real user experience rather than what Google Bot sees! Authors are important of course, but is that really what the reader came here to see?

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The psychology of site speed and human happiness

Speed Curve

Time is a crucial usability factor If you don't consider time a crucial usability factor, you're missing a fundamental aspect of the user experience I'm embarrassed to admit that, in my previous career as a usability tester, I spent years testing websites in lab conditions. Some sensory memory does stick, of course.

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Plesk VPS Hosting For Better Website Outcomes

Smashing Magazine

Plesk VPS Hosting For Better Website Outcomes. Plesk VPS Hosting For Better Website Outcomes. In early discussions you have with clients about the website you’re tasked with designing, does the topic of web hosting ever come up? Of course , they’re going to look to other areas to offset those costs. Suzanne Scacca.

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How To Run A UX Audit For A Major EdTech Platform (Case Study)

Smashing Magazine

In the second stage, I weighed edX’s website against the 10 usability heuristics identified by Jacob Nielsen. The tool analyzes edX’s rank, traffic sources, advertising, and audience interests. Computer Electronics” and “Technology” appear to be the most popular course categories among edX students. Take SimilarWeb.