Fixing layout instability
A walkthrough of using WebPageTest to identify and fix layout instability issues.
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Optimize images with Thumbor
Thumbor can be used for free to resize, compress, and transform images on-demand.
Techniques to make a web app load fast, even on a feature phone
How we used code splitting, code inlining, and server-side rendering in PROXX.
Smarter custom properties with Houdini’s new API
Transitions and data protection in CSS
Prefetch resources to speed up future navigations
Learn about rel=prefetch resource hint and how to use it.
Going beyond images with basic video for the web
Learn basic video. Increase engagement.
Ready Player Web
Building games for the modern web.
The Native File System API: Simplifying access to local files
The new Native File System API allows web apps to read or save changes directly to files and folders on the user's device.
Progressive Web Apps in multi-origin sites
Challenges and workarounds for building Progressive Web Apps in multi-origin sites.
How Truebil made the web its channel of growth
A startup's story of building a best-in-class web experience.
How to install the Thumbor image CDN
Thumbor can be used for free to resize, compress, and transform images on-demand.
Third-party JavaScript performance
Find out how third-party JavaScript can affect performance and what you can do to keep it from slowing down your sites.
More capable form controls
With a new event, and custom elements APIs, participating in forms just got a lot easier.
A contact picker for the web
The Contact Picker API provides an easy way for users to share contacts from their contact list.
Native lazy-loading for the web
Browser-level native lazy-loading is finally here!
Establish network connections early to improve perceived page speed
Learn about rel=preconnect and rel=dns-prefetch resource hints and how to use them.
Create OS-style backgrounds with backdrop-filter
Blurring and color shifting behind an element.
Keeping things fresh with stale-while-revalidate
An additional tool to help you balance immediacy and freshness when serving your web app.
Faster web navigation with predictive prefetching
Learn about predictive prefetching and how Guess.js implements it.
How OpenSooq increased engagement by investing in the web
Learn how a small team achieved big wins by creating a compelling marketplace PWA.
Image support for the async clipboard API
The Asynchronous Clipboard API now handles some images, in addition to text.
prefers-color-scheme: Hello darkness, my old friend
Overhyped or necessity? Learn everything about dark mode and how to support it to the benefit of your users!
Top tips for web performance
Use srcset to automatically choose the right image size.
Bringing service workers to Google Search
The story of what shipped, how the impact was measured, and the tradeoffs that were made.