performance

Making GitHub’s new homepage fast and performant

From: github.blog/2021-01-29-making-githubs-new-homepage-fast-and-performant/

Creating a page full of product shots, animations, and videos that still loads fast and performs well can be tricky

I’m a long way out of modern front end web design and development techniques, but I love reading up on how others are making the best of the tech available, Github unsurprisingly are at the forefront and share how.

I’m in awe of some of the approaches front end developers are taking, any current techniques to optimise and enhance that I’ve missed out on?

GitHub homepage

Improving WordPress Performance – Use Azure CDN

A simple, incredibly cheap, and effective way of improving WordPress performance, especially if you have a global audience, or poor performing hosting that you can’t move away from.

Once the bastion of enterprise, a CDN is now a realistically affordable, and in some scenarios free solution for many small businesses.

Support for Open Source Technologies on Microsoft Azure App Service

Source: Improving WordPress Performance – Use Azure CDN | Microsoft Azure Open Source Development Support Team Blog

Andy Flisher is a Software Developer based in the North East of England with over 20 years software development experience. He is available for hire and specialises in cross platform mobile app development, web applications, desktop software, bespoke cloud architecture solutions and providing outsourced project management services.