Let's Build the Web We Want
With more and more people embracing the idea of producing HTML5 mobile web apps, research like this is becoming vital. There are a lot of gotchas in this article, especially if you’ve been ignoring this space. You should read the whole article, but I just want to point out a pair of findings before I […]
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.
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.”
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 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 […]