Workshop Front-End Performance: Building Faster Websites

Every case-study, every report, and every bit of feedback always tells us the same thing: speed matters. It’s good for users, it’s good for accessibility, and it’s good for business. But why are modern browsing experiences so slow? If technology is getting better, why are websites getting worse?

In this full-day workshop with Harry Roberts, the day before the performance.now() conference takes place, we’ll take an in-depth look at:

• how the network really works, and how to design around it;
• how to keep websites fast while keeping clients and stakeholders happy;
• how to optimise our assets for faster delivery;
• how to trick the browser into delivering assets with different priorities;
• how to measure and profile performance wins and losses;
• a whole host of tips, tricks, and techniques to help us deliver the same experiences in record times;
• a bunch of fascinating little factoids and trivia which help shine a light on what’s really going on under the hood;
• how to prepare for the web (and its users) of tomorrow;
• lots of naughty little micro-optimisations, just for fun;
• and a lot, lot more.