Web Performance in Action: Building Faster Web Pages

DESCRIPTION

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.

KEY FEATURES

• 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

AUDIENCE

This book assumes readers are familiar with HTML, CSS, and

JavaScript.

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

At its core, optimized websites improve upon the user experience. By

making sites faster, you’re improving the user experience by speeding up

the delivery of content. Optimized sites are also more responsive, scale

better, and save you money by using less bandwidth.