Performance Testing—Tools And Waterfall Diagrams

Not all performance improvements are equal. If your CSS file loads in 100ms, but your images take 20 seconds to load, it makes more sense to focus on the images before trying to squeeze extra performance out of an already performant CSS file. In order to know where to spend your time to get the most in return for your effort, you need to know how your site is currently performing.

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A Journey Into Web Accessibility

I don’t pay as much attention to accessibility as I should. I suspect it’s the same for many web designers and developers. We know we should do more, but it’s often something we’ll get to and not something we actually do.

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