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The Bottleneck of the Web
5.3.2019
Steve Souders, "JavaScript Dominates Browser CPU":
Ten years ago the network was the main bottleneck. Today, the main bottleneck is JavaScript. The amount of JavaScript on pages is growing rapidly (nearly 5x in the last 7 years). In order to keep pages rendering and feeling fast, we need to focus...
What We Want from Grid
27.2.2019
We felt spoiled with CSS grid for a minute there. It arrived hot and fast in all the major browsers all at once. Now that we're seeing a lot more usage, we're seeing people want more from grid.
Michelle Barker lists hers wants (and I'll put my commentary after):
Styling row and column gaps. I've...
Building a Landing Page Fast Using the Visual Composer Website Builder (Sponsored)
20.2.2019
What if it were possible to build a landing page from top to bottom, including a header and a footer, and do so without any need for writing code? And even if it was possible, could you reasonably expect to do so as easily and quickly as putting together a puzzle designed for children...
The Cloud is Just Someone Else's Computer
17.2.2019
When we started Discourse in 2013, our server requirements were high:
1GB RAM
modern, fast dual core CPU
speedy solid state drive
I'm not talking about a cheapo shared cpanel server, either, I mean a dedicated virtual private server with those specifications.
We were OK with that, because we were
The Ethics of Web Performance
14.1.2019
Tim Kadlec on the issues surrounding poor web performance and why it’s so important for us to care about making our sites as fast as possible:
Poor performance can, and does, lead to exclusion. This point is extremely well documented by now, but warrants repeating. Sites that use an excess...
Prusa vystřídal Kiwi.com, je nejrychleji rostoucím tech startupem ve střední Evropě
12.10.2018
Letošní žebříček Deloitte CE Technology Fast 50 ovládli Češi, v první pětici dominují hned tři české firmy. V soutěži nejrychleji rostoucích technologických firem ve střední Evropě vyhrál výrobce 3D tiskáren Prusa Research, druhý byl loňský vítěz, vyhledávač letenek Kiwi.com. Páté místo patří...
WDRL — Edition 236: Dream Big But Stay Small; Simple, Correct, Fast; And 4 Days Per Week Work.
20.7.2018
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Building technology and software has become a very responsible job. We not only need to think about building an inclusive solution but also need to incorporate ethics, reliability and security. As developers we need to stand up for these factors and sometimes even need to stop other from...
Fast, Good, Local Site Search with Jetpack
12.7.2018
If you have, say, 20 posts/pages on your WordPress site, the search functionality that is baked right into your self-hosted WordPress site will probably do a great job. Search is a pretty cool feature to ship with WordPress, truth be told. But as a site grows, you'll find limits. How it works...
Prototyping in the Browser
5.7.2018
Prototyping animations and interactions is vital for a number of reasons: they can make your interface feel deceptively fast, they can help focus the user on a specific task, and they can provide a better sense of the current state of your application. Is data being loaded? Is something...
How React Reconciliation Works
17.5.2018
React is fast! Some of that speed comes from updating only the parts of the DOM that need it. Less for you to worry about and a speed gain to boot. As long as you understand the workings of setState(), you should be good to go. However, it’s also important to familiarize yourself with how this...
Turn Sublime Text 3 into a JavaScript IDE
11.5.2018
Sublime Text is one of the most popular editors for web development and software development in general. It’s very smooth and fast compared to other editors (being written in C++ helps that speed). Sublime also has tons of plugins you can find through Package Control.
But it’s only a text editor...
[aktualita] Nové televizory Philips nabízí službu Fast-scan pro předplatitele satelitní Digi TV
4.5.2018
Letošní modely televize Philips nově podporují rychlé vyhledávání a aktualizaci kanálů pro službu satelitní Digi TV, tzv. Fast-scan. Zákazníci tak mohou nainstalovat kanálovou mapu Digi TV pomocí pár kliknutí. Navíc jim bude stačit pouze jeden ovladač a ušetří peníze za pronájem set-top boxu....
React Video Player
14.3.2018
Streaming entertainment is a massive interest of mine as both a consumer and web developer. My love for streaming entertainment dates back to the early days of RealPlayer and the misery of a million codecs. Fast forward to today and I’m working a lot with ReactJS, as well as the dozens...
Startup Týdne #79: Díky Spaceti se už v budově neztratíte
10.11.2017
Původně se český startup Spaceti s pobočkami v Praze a Londýně zaměřoval na záchranu lidí v budovách během nouzových situací. Službu ale postupem času posunul mnohem dál a nyní dokáže lidem ušetřit spoustu času s orientací v prostoru a zároveň řešit optimalizaci budov, jejich facility management...
Dogecoin’s Jackson Palmer on Fast Transactions, Many Tips and Much Inflation
28.3.2014
Jackson Palmer tells CoinDesk why he founded dogecoin and why it is more appealing than bitcoin