CSS Wizardry

APRIL 22, 2020

21 years later, in 2013, Google launched Brotli, a new algorithm that claims even greater improvement than Gzip! Taking a very reductive and simplistic view of how files are transmitted from server to client, we need to look at TCP. With those requirements in place, I grabbed a selection of origins and began testing: m.facebook.com.

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Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Modifying Headers In HTTP(s) Requests In UI Automation Testing. Modifying Headers In HTTP(s) Requests In UI Automation Testing. HTTP(s) Headers are key-value pairs that can be used by the client or server to pass additional information along with an HTTP(s) request or response. Nafees Nehar. 2021-12-14T10:30:00+00:00.

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MachMetrics

JUNE 1, 2020

In fact, failing to run a mobile page speed test is the number 1 speed testing mistake we see our users make! We’ll show you how to run a mobile page speed test with MachMetrics.com, and how to make improvements based on your results. In addition, Google has made it clear that page speed is being used as a ranking factor.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

Most Kubernetes clusters in the cloud (73%) are built on top of managed distributions from the hyperscalers like AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Accordingly, 65% of all application workloads run in a JVM, including related application servers like Tomcat or Spring.

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Open Source Java Operating System Programming 337

Testsigma

APRIL 23, 2021

With the increased usage of smartphones in recent years, enterprises and the software industry now have to cater their applications to mobile devices for web testing in addition to desktops. and are deployed using a web server. Now, the developer has developed a new complex feature and tests the application again.

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Mobile Testing Testing Tools Programming 52

Testsigma

APRIL 16, 2021

Android developers and testers perform mobile tests to deliver apps that drive a high user retention rate through a great user interface. While mobile automation tests are performed for Android, iOS, and Windows devices, in this post, we’ll dive into the UI frameworks for Android automation testing. The Importance Of UI Testing.

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Testing Open Source Mobile Java 52

Dynatrace

AUGUST 16, 2019

As microservices and automation continue to drive API usage, most organizations have either already introduced, or plan to introduce, an API testing process. With Dynatrace Synthetic you can easily create API tests with synthetic monitors. Now we’re making it easier for you to test APIs that are secured by OAuth 2.0!

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Monitoring Tuning Google Cloud 156

Testsigma

MAY 5, 2021

To ensure the features run uniformly across various browsers and OS versions that our users have, we should perform multi-browser testing. Let us understand the importance of multi-browser testing before we proceed. You can also check out our post on the most common issues one can face while performing browser compatibility tests.

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Testing Tools Testing Internet Internet 74

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Stable, well-calibrated SLOs pave the way for teams to automate additional processes and testing throughout the software delivery lifecycle. In this example, “Reverse proxy” and “Front-end server” are clearly in the critical path. SLOs promote automation. SLOs minimize downtime. Without them, the application won’t work. Availability.

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Software Software Benchmarking Latency 256

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

But then, quickly advances to contextual pricing, juggling complexity of large and frequently updated product catalog, managing continuously running multivariate tests and promotion campaigns, and serving customer-tailored dynamic recommendations. The journey, often, starts “simple” with localization. Large preview ).

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Cache Best Practices Strategy Servers 136

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 14, 2019

How fast is the average time to first byte (server delay)? Google’s best practice is to have a speed index under 3 seconds. Google’s best practice is to be below 0.5 However, Google’s best practice is to keep the number of requests below 50, so there is still work to be done. seconds on desktop and 11.4

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Best Practices Speed Mobile Google 105

Testsigma

MARCH 23, 2021

And, precisely due to this diversity, the need for testing on many devices is paramount. As of September 2020, Statista reports that around 30,40,000 apps are available on Google Playstore. With the ever-increasing and evolving sector of Android users, Android device testing is of the essence. . Hence, we test on real devices.

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Testing Mobile Testing Tools Strategy 52

KeyCDN

AUGUST 15, 2019

Web performance is a broad subject, and you’ll find no shortage of performance testing tips and tutorials all over the web. What is Performance Testing? In the context of web development, performance testing entails using software tools to simulate how an application runs under specific circumstances.

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Testing Tools Best Practices Performance Testing Testing 55

Percona

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), you need to create the key in Cloud Key Management Service (KMS) and set it in the StorageClass: apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1beta1 I will use Percona Operator for PostgreSQL v2 (currently in tech preview) in my tests, but such an approach can be used with any Percona Operator.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2024

million AI server units annually by 2027, consuming 75.4+ For model explainability, they can implement custom regression tests, providing indicators of model reputation and behavior over time. Estimates show that NVIDIA, a semiconductor manufacturer, could release 1.5

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Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

Google’s Lighthouse is one of them, which shows information about PWA, SEO and more. presented in Google IO 2018 ( source ) These tools make it easier to determine where we need to put emphasis to improve our sites. And don’t forget about covering your back with tests. Testing : Well, we should write some tests, right?

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Performance Speed Google Media 237

Tim Kadlec

JUNE 21, 2022

HTTP/3 work started in 2012 with Google working on QUIC, adopted by IETF in 2017, RFC’s published in June 2022. No server push! The RSVP problem: HTTP/3 might be blocked on the network or may not be enabled on the server. So the browser will only try HTTP/3 if it’s certain the server supports it. What and Why?

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Network Mobile Google Cache 64

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

Artificial intelligence can automate tasks ranging from: data analysis resource provisioning system maintenance decision-making natural language processing This not only improves accuracy and reliability but also frees up valuable time for IT teams to focus on strategic tasks, such as resource management on platforms like Google Cloud.

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Artificial Intelligence Cloud Scalability Analytics 147

Testsigma

DECEMBER 12, 2020

This results in cross-browser compatibility issues and testing them out is cross-browser testing. But just like any other testing paradigm, cross-browser testing is full of challenges and we will explore them in this post along with some arrangements that can help smoothen the ride a bit! What is Cross-Browser Testing?

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Testing Operating System Website Latency 53

Percona

MAY 9, 2023

Background story I recently worked with a company running a large four-shard MongoDB Enterprise Server database cluster on VMs on premises that decided to migrate to the Google Cloud Platform. This can be MongoDB Enterprise Server, MongoDB Community Edition, or Percona Server for MongoDB. Don’t start the server yet!

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Dynatrace

JUNE 15, 2023

If your app runs in a public cloud, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), the provider secures the infrastructure, while you’re responsible for security measures within applications and configurations.

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Cloud Open Source Architecture Monitoring 171

Randon ASCII

JULY 11, 2022

This slowdown may be mitigated in Windows 11 but in the latest Windows Server editions – where it matters most – this bug is alive and well. I’d been testing on a virtual machine in a data center that I had access to, purely because this machine has an internet connection that runs at over 2 Gbps. Server versions should be fine….

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Cache Energy Google Processing 105

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

How To Monitor And Optimize Google Core Web Vitals How To Monitor And Optimize Google Core Web Vitals Matt Zeunert 2024-04-16T10:00:00+00:00 2024-04-16T12:05:36+00:00 This article is sponsored by DebugBear Google’s Core Web Vitals initiative has increased the attention website owners need to pay to user experience.

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Google Monitoring Website Speed 107

O'Reilly

JUNE 13, 2023

It also generated a short program that implemented the widely used Miller-Rabin primality test. Specifically, I was compelled to re-try my prime test. It didn’t generate any code, but provided a link to the Wolfram Alpha result page that described how to test for primality. If you dig a bit deeper, the results are puzzling.

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Google Programming Database Testing 86

The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 17, 2019

The AOM board currently includes Amazon, Apple, ARM, Cisco, Facebook, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, Nvidia, and Samsung, and many companies joined as promoter members. The open-source encoder should also enable easy experimentation and a platform for testing new coding tools.

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Open Source Scalability Speed Efficiency 166

Percona

MARCH 3, 2023

23] (Slave_delay: 0) This means the following: A primary server, with Percona Server for MySQL installed (in Read/Write mode) version 8.0.31-23. Check the database’s topology, whether one or more servers were replicating, if it was a Percona XtraDB Cluster , etc. mysqlserver01=127.0.0.2 [RW] RW] [ver: 8.0.31-23]

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Testing Database Servers Open Source 94

MachMetrics

JUNE 16, 2020

Google made SSL use a ranking factor way back in 2014, and since Chrome 68, a “Not Secure” warning appears next to the URL of sites that aren’t using HTTPS. Source: Google Blog. These are typically implemented automatically by the hosting company servers. To be completely honest, you almost have to use it.

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Speed Latency Google Website 86

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

So, Smashing Magazine knows about web performance, and if they were struggling, then this could be an interesting test case to look at! LCP, or Largest Contentful Paint , is one of the three Core Web Vitals that you must “pass” to get the full search ranking boost from Google as part of their Page Experience Update. Large preview ).

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Google Traffic Mobile Website 143

MachMetrics

JULY 31, 2020

Simply put, compression allows the web server to send smaller files to your web site viewers. When someone enters your URL and requests your site, their browser will indicate to the web server that it understands compression (and which type it understands). What is HTTP Compression? How Do I Enable Gzip? Brotli Compression.

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Speed Servers Google Tuning 67

Smashing Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Webhosting Compared: Testing The Uptime Of 32 Hosts In 2018. Webhosting Compared: Testing The Uptime Of 32 Hosts In 2018. To run this series of tests, we have signed up for all of the 32 web hosting providers as a regular user, using the cheapest plan available. Test site URL: hostingfacts-mp.com. John Stevens.

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Testing Website Servers Availability 50

Dotcom-Montior

AUGUST 5, 2020

Running a website speed test can help to determine what factors may be slowing your pages down. There are tools available such as Dotcom-Monitor’s free speed test that you can utilize to gauge performance. The tool gives you the option to run a speed test from 25 locations around the world. Optimize Your Pages.

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Website Speed Cache Traffic 92

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Google was the first company to create, embrace, and put support behind the role of site reliability engineering. When Google first introduced the role of SRE, they set a goal that half of an SREs time should be focused on reducing future operational work or adding service features. Monitoring.

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Monitoring Google DevOps Engineering 91

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Most of you have probably seen the following Google PageSpeed Insights optimization suggestion at one point or another when running a speed test: By compressing and adjusting the size of … you can save 14.2 WebP WebP is an image format developed by Google to ensure superior compression of photos.

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Social Media Media Google Website 106

O'Reilly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I can also ask for a reading list about plagues in 16th century England, algorithms for testing prime numbers, or anything else. It may not be possible if you use a generative model configured as a chat server by itself. But Google has the best search engine in the world. But that isn’t the end of the story.

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Artificial Intelligence Media Google Processing 104

KeyCDN

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Google has been working for quite some time to speed up its network protocols in order to minimize website response times. Google is hopeful that QUIC can reduce connection costs towards zero RTTs. From Google’s QUIC FAQ : Why can’t you just evolve and improve TCP under SPDY? That is our goal.

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Transportation Internet Internet Google 51

CSS - Tricks

MARCH 2, 2022

Performant A/B Testing with Cloudflare Workers — Philip Walton covers how A/B testing is a little trickier on static sites than server-backed sites, but you can pull it off (performantly) thanks to Cloudflare Workers which can manipulate HTML before it hits the browser, much like a Service Worker except at the edge rather than at the client.

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Performance Cache Best Practices Strategy 68

Dotcom-Montior

MARCH 27, 2022

Any website request initially goes to the DNS server to fetch the IP address of the website and accesses it on the responded address. The Great Firewall of China also uses the trick to reset connections between two communicating devices/servers, as long as the transmitted data is qualified as sensitive data. DNS Poisoning/Spoofing.

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Website Internet Internet Performance 82