Most Web Developers have access to broadband Internet connections — but unfortunately this does not yet reflect the type of connections many Internet users are using. Some might still be on ISDN or even on dial-up. This article is meant to discuss the idea of measuring the user bandwidth using JavaScript and serving different types of content to users depending on their connection speed. Continue…
Spring clean your CSS file(s): Get rid of selectors which are not used (any more) and save some bandwidth. With the Dust-Me Selectors Plugin from SitePoint. Continue…
In times where web sites behave more and more like web applications, with a constantly growing set of features, most likely developed with JavaScript, it is still of crucial importance that the web site responds to user actions as fast as possible. A couple of months ago, Yahoo! published a set of Exceptional Performance Rules, which - if you adhere to them - can improve the performance of your site significantly. So I had a look how these rules can help me to improve the stats for my own site, www.klauskomenda.com. Continue…