Bridging the Digital Divide using Web Performance
summary
Focuses on measurable fixes not slogans: gov.uk went mobile first in 2012 and handles spikes of ~88,000 requests per second with a CDN that achieves ~99% cache hits and sustained millions of concurrent users so life‑critical pages stay available, saving users from being locked out 88,000 requests per second and 99% cache hit rate. Cites 7 million UK households offline, 2.7 billion globally, Starbucks PWA at 233 KB vs 148 MB native saving 99.84% and boosting orders 23% and names 28 June 2025 as the EU accessibility act deadline.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:52What is the Digital Divide
- 5:22My personal experience
- 7:04UK connectivity
- 13:58Web performance
- 14:12Mobile first design
- 21:08The PSP story
- 22:36Accessibility considerations
- 24:27Hidden disabilities
- 27:24Accessibility
- 28:18Content Delivery Networks
- 33:00Data Compression
- 36:26Offline Capabilities and Progressive Web Apps
- 39:55Thank you Web Performance Community
- 41:27Wrap up
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