We're All Doing the Best We Can
summary
Argues that web performance is a financial and usability priority and gives concrete steps: set up synthetic and field testing, add an APM or server-timing headers, use a CDN, and monitor TTFB aiming for TTFB under 1s and ~200ms server responses. Remove render-blocking JS (defer/async), inline tiny CSS, preload and optimize hero images (do not lazy-load them), and fix layout shifts by adding image width/height so CLS below 0.1 and aim for LCP under 2.5s. Numbers of impact and tooling are explicit.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Industry context and focus
- 2:20The case for performance
- 4:05Persuading stakeholders
- 7:02Testing strategies
- 10:51Time to first byte
- 12:33Render blocking scripts
- 15:20Contentful paint metrics
- 16:12LCP optimization
- 19:59Usability and interactivity
- 24:33Accessibility and wrap-up
- 26:31The 'lost decade' of tech
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