I Didn’t Make it to Velocity, So Hours of Web Video Will Have to Do
I’m going to be picking off presentations whenever the opportunity presents itself. Want to play along at home? Blip.tv to the rescue: Next year, I’m going.
Author: Rob Larsen
Performance Tip: When Linking to JavaScript on the Google Ajax Library CDN, Use a Specific Version Number
I’ve seen this a few times over the past few months: <script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js”></script> What that basically says to Google is “give me the latest 1.* branch version of jQuery and make sure it’s minified.”
Why Do I Like Web Performance? For One Thing, it’s Easier to Measure Success
One of the reasons I’m drawn to the performance side of the business is that it’s one of the few pieces of of your site or application where you can really know when you’re doing the right thing. There are a lot of questions that can run through your head during a site build. Is […]
Front End Performance for the Common Man: Practical Strategies to Speed Up Your Site
Front End Performance for the Common Man: Practical Strategies to Speed Up Your Site from rob larsen on Vimeo. Follow along with the presentation. (PowerPoint presentation) Here’s the sample ant build script referenced in the deck. (Zip file) And here’s the article mentioned in one of the early slides: Why Front End Performance Matters to […]
Downloads From Last Night’s Presentation
I presented at Bocoup last night. It went really well. As always great people showed up and I think I did okay with my side of the bargain. I shot some video, we’ll see how that turns out. If it’s of reasonable quality I’ll be sure to share. For anyone interested, here are a couple […]