Web Performance in Action

Web Performance in Action

Last edition Elsevier As an increasing number of users access websites from mobile networks, optimization is becoming a crucial part of the user experience. To succeed, the delivery of content must be optimized. There is also a need to stay focused on aspects that can impact website speed, such as conservation of bandwidth, overall content delivery speed and responsiveness. Web Performance in Action teaches web optimization as a discipline. The book begins with explaining the importance of optimized websites, and the impact of site speed on users. As the book progresses, readers learn how to optimize CSS, JavaScript, images, and fonts. By the end of the book, readers should be able to apply these techniques to their web development projects, and develop an automated workflow that incorporates this newfound knowledge.

Last Edition

ISBN 13: 9781617293771

Imprint: Pearson Education Limited

Language: English

Authors: Jeremy L. Wagner

Pub Date: 03/2017

Pages: 376

Illus: Illustrated

Weight: 642.00 grams

Size: h 189 x 237 mm

Product Type: Softcover

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  • • Creating better user experiences
  • • Real-world techniques that can be immediately applied
  • • Foundational optimization practices such as minification and compression
  • • Optimizing images to save bandwidth
  • • Optimal handling of fonts
  • • Automating an optimal workflow with Grunt
  • Jeremy Wagne. Jeremy Wagner is a professional front end web developer with over ten years of experience in various agencies and large companies. He has a passion for minimalism in web development, and speaking on web development topics.
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About this Book
  • About the Author
  • About the Cover Illustration
  • Chapter 1. Understanding web performance
  • Chapter 2. Using assessment tools
  • Chapter 3. Optimizing CSS
  • Chapter 4. Understanding critical CSS
  • Chapter 5. Making images responsive
  • Chapter 6. Going further with images
  • Chapter 7. Faster fonts
  • Chapter 8. Keeping JavaScript lean and fast
  • Chapter 9. Boosting performance with service workers
  • Chapter 10. Fine-tuning asset delivery
  • Chapter 11. Looking to the future with HTTP/2
  • Chapter 12. Automating optimization with gulp
  • Appendix A. Tools reference
  • Appendix B. Native equivalents of common jQuery functionality Index
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
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