The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026
Analysis of 2026 web performance budgets, highlighting the growing inequality gap caused by JavaScript bloat and its impact on Core Web Vitals.
Analysis of 2026 web performance budgets, highlighting the growing inequality gap caused by JavaScript bloat and its impact on Core Web Vitals.
Explores why network requests can sometimes be faster than retrieving cached resources, analyzing browser performance data and the Firefox RCWN feature.
Explains Chrome's NOSCRIPT intervention, which disables JavaScript on slow networks, and details how to test its behavior.
Explains why Chrome is inefficient for blocking third-party requests in WebPageTest and recommends using Internet Explorer for accurate performance impact analysis.
An article debunking the myth that responsive design inherently causes poor performance, arguing for a broader consideration of network and hardware factors.
An analysis of mobile network inconsistency and a call for better communication between carriers, manufacturers, and developers for improved mobile performance.