‘performance’ Archives
RequireJS and Juicer
As JavaScript codebases become larger and more complex, we start to miss the niceties we take for granted in general purpose programming languages. It would be really great to have a JavaScript module system. The CommonJS community has created a standard that Jetpack and Node.js use. Let's start a conversation around JavaScript modules and toolkits. A module or package system does a couple things, but the main benefits come from: Loading code Providing a way to organize source code Makes unit testing easier I've ... Read More »
Making getpersonas.com blazing fast
I love speed. I'm a speed fanatic. Fast cars, planes, skydiving, anything involving triple digit MPH. But the thing that I like fast the most is websites. Millisecond response times, content delivery networks, caching, sprites, you name it. In case you didn't already know, Personas (AKA 'lightweight themes') have been integrated into Firefox 3.6. With the impeding tsunami of traffic from millions of Firefox users headed towards getpersonas.com, I knew my time had come. Donning Firebug, YSlow and webpagetest.org, I set out to squeeze every last drop of performance out of it. I knew my work would be painstaking, arduous ... Read More »
