All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Developments like cloud computing, the internet of things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are proving that IT has (again) become a strategic business driver. Kärcher benefits as well: By developing this service, the company gets exact insight into how the machines are actually used by its customers.

Artificial Intelligence 79

Artificial Intelligence Social Media Logistics AWS 79

CSS Wizardry

JULY 23, 2023

Google do strongly encourage you to focus on site speed for better performance in Search, but, if you don’t pass all relevant Core Web Vitals (and the applicable factors from the Page Experience report) they will not push you down the rankings. While Core Web Vitals can help with SEO, there’s so much more to site-speed than that.

Engineering 246

Engineering Google Speed Mobile 246

DZone

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

As a Software Engineer, the mind is trained to seek optimizations in every aspect of development and ooze out every bit of available CPU Resource to deliver a performing application. One, by researching on the Internet; Two, by developing small programs and benchmarking. These include Python, PHP, Perl, and Ruby.

Java 207

Java C++ Benchmarking Programming 207

High Scalability

JUNE 29, 2018

Mark Lapedus : Costs of developing a complex chip could run as high as $1.5B, while power/performance benefits are likely to decrease. karmakaze : The key difference is that NoSQL was being developed and used to solve specific issues with using traditional databases. They were implementations of solutions to problems. Don't stop here.

Scalability 131

Scalability Internet Internet Wireless 131

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Many developers have been asking themselves that question lately. There are many ways of measuring your Core Web Vitals , but the definitive way — even if it’s not the best way, as we’ll see soon — is in Google Search Console (GSC). Improving Core Web Vitals, A Smashing Magazine Case Study. Barry Pollard.

Google 143

Google Traffic Mobile Website 143

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As is the case with many other developers, the reports over the last few years of the huge energy requirements of the web have prompted me to take a look at my own websites and see what I can do to minimize their impact. As a result of this, my view of the Internet for a long time was a little ephemeral, a sort of mirage.

Website 135

Website Energy Internet Internet 135

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, with viewers all over the world expecting flawless and high-definition streaming, video providers have their work cut out for them. Fundamentally, internet traffic can be broadly categorized into static and dynamic content. Yes, it’s a single file, but that’s not how it’s stored on the internet.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Now, with viewers all over the world expecting flawless and high-definition streaming, video providers have their work cut out for them. Fundamentally, internet traffic can be broadly categorized into static and dynamic content. Yes, it’s a single file, but that’s not how it’s stored on the internet. Those days are long gone.

Architecture 52

Architecture Performance Internet Internet 52

Enprowess

MARCH 10, 2022

Quick Summary: Among all the JavaScript frameworks and libraries, Angular and React are the ones that are famous among developers. Hence, we believe it is right to highlight vast differences among Angular vs React, helping you to choose the best for your coming or existing web development project. Source: reactjs.org. What is Angular?

Development 52

Development Google Open Source Servers 52

Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

HTML, CSS, images, and fonts can all be parsed and run at near wire speeds on low-end hardware, but JavaScript is at least three times more expensive, byte-for-byte. Many critiques are possible, both of the target (five seconds for first load), the sample population (worldwide internet users), and of the methodology (informed reckons).

Performance 90

Performance Network Mobile Speed 90

MachMetrics

JUNE 30, 2021

Website performance & speed plays a major role in the success of an online business. Many people often confuse site speed with page speed grades of performance testing tools, which are actually calculated based on multiple factors of a page including its loading speed. How to get these matrics right and not mess up?

Cache 78

Cache Speed Google Website 78

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Unit Testing – Developers execute unit tests for the smallest unit of code, whenever they commit new code in the code repository. Parameters that are measured during performance testing ( for mobile ) include – speed, memory consumption, battery life, data transfer, etc. Reference: [link]. Reference: artoftesting.com.

Mobile 82

Mobile Testing Hardware C++ 82

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

Time to First Byte (TTFB), DOM Content Loaded, Start Render, Speed Index) — but from the experience of the user. These don’t directly impact the score, nor Core Web Vitals, but can be used by web developers to improve the performance of their site.

Google 140

Google Metrics Mobile Analytics 140

CSS - Tricks

MARCH 16, 2020

to run Google Lighthouse audits via the command line, save the reports they generate in JSON format and then compare them so web performance can be monitored as the website grows and develops. I’m hopeful this can serve as a good introduction for any developer interested in learning about how to work with Google Lighthouse programmatically.

Google 82

Google Latency Website Metrics 82

All Things Distributed

JULY 14, 2015

In just three short years, Amazon DynamoDB has emerged as the backbone for many powerful Internet applications such as AdRoll , Druva , DeviceScape , and Battlecamp. Many happy developers are using DynamoDB to handle trillions of requests every day. You can also use triggers to power many modern Internet of Things (IoT) use cases.

Database 167

Database Lambda AWS IoT 167

O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Even with cloud-based foundation models like GPT-4, which eliminate the need to develop your own model or provide your own infrastructure, fine-tuning a model for any particular use case is still a major undertaking. Training models and developing complex applications on top of those models is becoming easier.

Open Source 108

Open Source Artificial Intelligence Google Infrastructure 108

Testsigma

JULY 23, 2020

Some are accessed via the internet while some of them are installed on the user’s computer. Let’s briefly describe the basic definitions of each of them first and then describe in detail the underlying differences that make them fall apart in certifying the quality of each of them.

Testing 63

Testing Internet Internet Latency 63

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2021

This is because HTTP/3 and QUIC mainly help deal with the somewhat uncommon yet potentially high-impact problems that can arise on today’s Internet. This part is a bit more technical than the first, though it offloads most of the really deep stuff to outside sources, focusing on explaining why these things matter to the average web developer.

Performance 106

Performance Network Latency Servers 106

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Today, creating content on the Internet is the norm, not the exception. Web performance refers to the speed at which a website loads, how fast it’s downloaded, and how an app is displayed on the user’s browser. A Guide To Image Optimization On Jamstack Sites. Alba Silvente. 2022-11-17T10:00:00+00:00. 2022-11-17T14:33:01+00:00.

Media 106

Media Cache Website Mobile 106

Smashing Magazine

MARCH 9, 2020

This also puts extra work on the browser to recalculate the page layout as each image arrives across the internet. As you can see, the impact is considerable — especially on lower-end devices and slow network speed, where images are coming in separately. The user-agent stylesheet is where default CSS definitions are set (e.g.

Website 125

Website Code Mobile Network 125

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Also offers the “Changes” panel by default, located in the same tab bar as the “Styles” Recommended Reading : “ Examine And Edit CSS ,” Firefox Developer Tools, MDN Web Docs. Note : Another timely note here is that Internet Explorer will reach end of life officially on June 15, 2022 ). More after jump!

Design 145

Design Availability Mobile Website 145

Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The process of web development has changed its meaning in the time span of twenty years ( 2000 to 2021). Mainstream desktops had internet explorer with Netscape as an option but it was slower in capturing a significant share. Affordable devices have revolutionized the internet world and still, manufacturers don’t seem to stop.

Testing 52

Testing Website Cloud Mobile 52

Alex Russell

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The idea that preventing browser innovation is pro-user is particularly risible, leading to entirely avoidable catch-22 scenarios for developers and users. The closer one looks, the less a definition of "appiness" can be pinned down to specific technologies. What Is An "App Store" Technically?

Hardware 64

Hardware Mobile Programming Java 64

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 9, 2019

In those early days, libraries like script.aculo.us, Prototype and eventually jQuery began to gain adoption amongst developers looking to add more interactivity into their pages. The important thing is that the innocent file that the developer added to a page has been changed and you now have some evil JavaScript running as part of your site.

Website 58

Website Servers Code Best Practices 58

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

It’s enough to make any developer incredulous. Instead, like the other articles in the Django Highlights series (see below), it’s intended as a guide for front-end developers and designers to understand other parts of the process of creating a web application. Definitions. Files everywhere! Part 2 : Templating Saves Lines.

Media 69

Media Cache Storage AWS 69

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Switching from Solaris to Linux has become much easier in the last two years, with Linux developments in ZFS, Zones, and DTrace. Linux has also been developing its own ZFS-like filesystem, btrfs. Since ZFS is an add-on developed out-of-tree, it will always be harder to get the same level of attention. LTS (April 2016).

Virtualization 76

Virtualization AWS Engineering Hardware 76

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

In many organizations, front-end developers know exactly what common underlying problems are and what strategies should be used to fix them. Note : If you use Page Speed Insights or Page Speed Insights API (no, it isn’t deprecated!), Site speed topography , with key metrics represented for key pages on the site.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

In many organizations, front-end developers know exactly what common underlying problems are and what loading patterns should be used to fix them. Alternatively, you can also use Speed Scorecard (also provides a revenue impact estimator), Real User Experience Test Comparison or SiteSpeed CI (based on synthetic testing).

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

In many organizations, front-end developers know exactly what common underlying problems are and what loading patterns should be used to fix them. You need a business stakeholder buy-in, and to get it, you need to establish a case study on how speed benefits metrics and Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) they care about.

Performance 104

Performance Cache Metrics Network 104