Three Easy Ways to Improve Web Performance

Three Easy Ways to Improve Web Performance

5 years ago
Anonymous $9jpehmcKty

https://medium.com/better-programming/three-easy-ways-to-improve-web-performance-f9ca7e5caf32

JavaScript Download and Execution CostA couple of weeks ago I attended a meetup and had the chance to learn about some of the incredible Google Dev Tools available for use via Google Chrome extensions, the command line, or Node modules. One of my favorite of these tools is Google Lighthouse, which conducts audits on a web page and generates a report detailing performance, accessibility, PWA, and more. It also provides specific details as to what factors played into a particular score, as well as clear suggestions with documentation for how the score could be improved.

Prior to a recent job interview, I ran Google Lighthouse on the company’s website to check out their performance (in hopes of scoring extra brownie points!). Turns out they scored a 27 out of a possible 100 in website performance, which brings them into the red zone. Big OOF!