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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Sleek, Swift, and Sustainable: Optimizations every web developer should consider

Andreas Taranetz

Think surviving unpredictable traffic spikes requires expensive hardware? Discover how ruthless payload reduction and multi-tier caching deliver lightning-fast, sustainable web performance without breaking the budget.

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#1 about 6 min

Navigating hardware and budget constraints for a voting application

Why throwing hardware at slow loading times is a temporary fix unsupported by strict budgets.

#2 about 2 min

Designing for minimalism and accessibility in web applications

Cutting unnecessary content and mapping user journeys to build a lightweight, accessible interface.

#3 about 5 min

Reducing server computation through build-time rendering and caching

Leveraging materialized views, browser caching, and entity tags to minimize repetitive server-side processing.

#4 about 5 min

Minimizing asset size with compression and modern formats

Optimizing image formats, implementing lazy loading, and leveraging ahead-of-time compilation to shrink payloads.

#5 about 2 min

Tweaking web server settings for advanced compression and multiplexing

Configuring reverse proxies for better gzip tuning and utilizing protocol features like connection multiplexing.

#6 about 3 min

Reducing network round trips through asset inlining

Embedding stylesheets, scalable vectors, and system fonts directly into HTML instances to prevent additional requests.

#7 about 5 min

Balancing interactivity and load times with pre-rendering

Using server-side pre-rendering and targeted hydration to achieve immediate first contentful paint alongside fast interactions.

#8 about 2 min

Handling unexpected traffic spikes without proper load testing

How aggressive web optimization enabled a production server to survive sudden national news coverage traffic.

#9 about 2 min

Connecting web performance optimization to ecological sustainability

How improving hardware efficiency directly reduces the carbon footprint and operational costs of software applications.

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Strategies for scaling frontend application rendering speeds

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Optimizing server response times and critical resource loading

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