Performance: what Happens After the Backend?
summary
Examines what happens to web performance after the backend responds: discusses browser-side factors such as networking, resource loading, rendering, and JavaScript execution that affect perceived speed. Describes technologies and stages involved (HTTP, caching, CDN, browsers’ loading and painting processes) and how they impact overall performance beyond server-side optimizations.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:53Network analysis with WebPageTest
- 10:02Critical path and user rendering
- 13:18HTTP/1.1 vs HTTP/2 comparison
- 16:53HTTP/2 limits and complexities
- 17:14Extreme server-side optimizations
- 19:01JavaScript interactivity issues
- 22:37Measuring JavaScript execution
- 27:12Client-side JavaScript profiling
- 30:31Bundle and dependency analysis
- 33:01Optimization validation
- 33:44Third-party scripts impact
- 34:45Ecological and societal stakes
- 36:32Q&A








