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Adam’s(e.g. click a link) and LCP shows how long it took for the largest content block (text, image, video, etc) to finish loading. In addition to explaining the metrics, the documentation also provides demonstrations of what is measured and offers suggestions on how to fix common issues. But that’s not all In addition to the core metrics there are loads of others, such as Speed Index (SI), First Contentful Paint (FCP), Total Blocking Time (TBT), Time to Interactive (TTI), and Time to First Byte (TTFB). TTFB gets a lot of attention because it tracks how long it takes from when a request is sent to when the first byte of a response is returned from the server. If . AJAX is the term I’m going to use to refer to the next part. I want to stay away from any semantic arguments and/or framework fanboy interjection and just say there is value in this approach. Often referred to as a service based approach, your site can have static pages, be fully ADA compliant, fast, and heavily cached and still be dynamic. Using AJAX to communicate with your website’s back end for the dynamic pieces as it needs them and update the displayed content when it gets them your site can load asynchronously,” meaning it will load more pieces at the same time. Typical sites are synchronous meaning that one piece has to load before another piece is loaded. Conclusion Using cached static pages, loading images from a CDN and loading dynamic content via fast API(s) that also uses caching will speed your site up tremendously. I purposefully left this vague intending more as a quick intro/food for thought than a how-to guide. I can cover any other topics, so if you are interested, drop me a comment and I’ll see what I can do. Posted by _adam July 2, 2019 April 13, 2021 Posted in programming Tags: general Leave a comment on A quick note on performance So, you want to build websites, huh? Many years ago, I was introduced to HTML by my favorite high school teacher through a series of tutorials on HTMLGoodies.com titled So, you want to learn HTML, huh?” by Joe Burns, Ph. D. These articles were written as primers and the writing style really sparked my love of building websites. I started coding that day and haven’t looked back. Thanks for the history lesson, but now what? Where should you start? Well, that depends on your learning style and your goal. There are many places on the internet. HTML Goodies is still around, but now we have places like Codecademy with interactive, online lessons. In addition to the self-paced tutorials you can find many instructional videos on YouTube but if in-class learning is your thing Coder Bootcamps are popping up all over the place. These abbreviated, no-fluff courses are a trial-by-fire into the ways of web development. To get started you don’t need anything fancy, just a text editor. I recommend something like Sublime Text or VS Code to get you started. Both can be used for free and are available on Windows and OSX. Do you need one of these? No, but you do need something with syntax highlighting. As long as you have something to use you are good to go. The next step is to get a good understanding of the basics, this includes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You don’t need an in-depth understanding but you should at least be familiar with each. Start with HTML, it’s the basic code used on all websites. From there, learn how to style your pages with CSS. Once you have that down move on to JavaScript (JS) to add some interactivity. Is there anything specific you would like to know about? Drop a comment to let me know. Posted by _adam July 1, 2019 Posted in General Tags: introduction 4 Comments on So, you want to build websites, huh? Time to give back I have been building websites in some form or another since 1997. During this time I have learned a lot from a lot of different sources including books, co-workers, and of course, the internet. I have some free time due to a recent change in my life so I would like to use this time wisely and give back. I’d like to share my knowledge in the hopes of nurturing at least one new developer’s love of the craft. I am mostly a back-end PHP developer and I love WordPress so I will most likely focus in these areas. I am not a wordsmith nor am I an English Major so I’d like to apologize up-front for my writing style and any grammar mistakes you may find. If there are any specific topics you’d like me to cover feel free to drop a comment on a post or message me through one of the contact links found in various places on my site. Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you enjoy my content. I hope it’s a fun ride. Posted by _adam July 1, 2019 April 13, 2021 Posted in General Tags: welcome Leave a comment on Time to give back Search for: Recent Posts Optional properties with JavaScript Performance Revisited A quick note on performance So, you want to build websites, huh? Time to give back Archives June 2022 April 2021 July 2019 Adam’s Website , Proudly powered by WordPress. About Me...