Chris Heilmann & Daniel Cranney

WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Web Performance in an AI World

What if you could slow down a single network request? Learn how request-level throttling in Chrome DevTools pinpoints exactly which scripts are blocking your page.

WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Web Performance in an AI World
#1about 4 minutes

Introducing DebugBear and the business of web performance

The founder of DebugBear explains how the company helps clients like e-commerce and media sites by monitoring and improving their page speed.

#2about 6 minutes

Navigating social media fatigue in the age of AI

AI-generated content is creating a sense of fatigue and distrust on social media platforms, making authentic human interaction more valuable.

#3about 8 minutes

Why understanding your codebase still matters with AI

While AI can generate code, developers must retain fundamental skills for architecture, code review, and understanding performance implications.

#4about 5 minutes

Bypassing AI safeguards and managing developer dependency

Developers are finding ways to bypass AI content restrictions using social engineering, while also becoming increasingly dependent on AI tools being available.

#5about 9 minutes

Exploring legacy bugs and quirks in web development

The web is full of historical quirks, from documented CSS mistakes and `setTimeout` inaccuracies to subtle bugs revealed by user behavior.

#6about 8 minutes

Discovering modern tools for web deployment and analysis

New tools are simplifying web development, from drag-and-drop deployment with Cloudflare Drop to analyzing bot behavior with UA Tracer.

#7about 10 minutes

Playing a game of 'fake or news' with tech headlines

A quiz-style game challenges the guest to distinguish between real and fabricated technology and AI-related news headlines.

#8about 2 minutes

Analyzing the performance cost of modern website bloat

Modern websites are often slowed down by heavy analytics packages, tag managers, and complex frameworks that create significant performance overhead.

#9about 14 minutes

Debugging performance with request-level network throttling

A demonstration shows how to use Chrome DevTools' request-level throttling and a new DebugBear tool to isolate specific assets that slow down a website.

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