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·May 3, 2021

Four Myths of Web Performance

Don’t waste your time (or money) focusing on things that won’t really improve your website’s performance. I’ve seen many companies spend countless hours trying to optimize their website, only to realize (after the fact) that their efforts were misguided. In web performance, it’s easy to focus on the wrong thing…

Performance

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Four Myths of Web Performance
Four Myths of Web Performance
Performance

7 min read


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Deloitte Digital Studios

·Mar 24, 2021

The three metrics that will make your website faster

You want to make your website faster, but maybe you’re not sure where to start. I get it, web performance optimization contains a lot of “stuff.” It can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to focus first. Don’t worry, I got you! To understand what’s going to drive the…

Web Performance

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The three metrics that will make your website faster
The three metrics that will make your website faster
Web Performance

6 min read


Mar 15, 2021

Page Rendering Lifecycle

Every time you load a web app, your browser performs a set of actions. By understanding what each action is and why it’s needed, you can fine-tune the performance. This article is an excerpt from my book The Web Performance Handbook. In it, you will learn the core concepts of…

Web Development

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Page Rendering Lifecycle
Page Rendering Lifecycle
Web Development

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Jan 5, 2021

The Strange & Infectious Appeal of Kenny Vs Spenny

Have you ever licked up bird shit? Eaten cat food? Bobbed for apples out of the toilet? There are two Canadian documentarian-turned-comedians who have. The “best friends” form a natural comedic duo, as Spencer Rice likes to point out during interviews. Spencer is the anxiety-riddled “straight” man who’s frowning mug…

Comedy

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The Strange & Infectious Appeal of Kenny Vs Spenny
The Strange & Infectious Appeal of Kenny Vs Spenny
Comedy

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Aug 28, 2018

Delegated Proof of Stake

Consensus Algorithms — Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, Proof of Importance Bitcoin uses a shit load of energy. Bitcoin’s energy footprint has surged along with it’s dramatic rise in popularity. With “mining” hubs popping up locations all over the world, the power needed to execute the complex algorithms within Bitcoin’s Proof of…

Bitcoin

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Delegated Proof of Stake
Delegated Proof of Stake
Bitcoin

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May 29, 2018

Ethereum explained for normal people

Why you should care, how it works, and why it’s not Bitcoin. — You’ve probably heard a lot about blockchain lately. With Bitcoin’s recent surge in popularity, this new field of distributed cryptographic technology has exploded with companies and blockchains all competing for a piece of the pie. Bitcoin uses blockchain technology to track transaction of digital currency in a distributed way. Ethereum…

Blockchain

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Ethereum explained for normal people
Ethereum explained for normal people
Blockchain

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May 15, 2018

How do you pick the right technology?

These are the questions and considerations I use to pick a tech stack for that fits my client and my project. — I’m a developer. I have frameworks I like to use and opinions about ones I don’t. I struggled to break away from this myopic view of technology for a long time, but as I’ve been slowly introduced to working on larger project, with bigger teams and enormous companies, simply recommending…

JavaScript

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How do you pick the right technology?
How do you pick the right technology?
JavaScript

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May 1, 2018

Increase productivity by pretending your work is already done

What work? — It’s not unusual to write a small “status update” email to a client or superior throughout the lifespan of a project. Usually once a day, or maybe 3x a week, I’ll drop my boss a line, just to convey progress, concerns, or blockers. Then I stumbled on something. Occasionally, I’d…

Productivity

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Increase productivity by pretending your work is already done
Increase productivity by pretending your work is already done
Productivity

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Apr 16, 2018

The Secrets of the CSSOM & Why You Should Care

How browsers render & style a page — I spent a handful of year building websites without knowing how exactly one is rendered. I’d hear things about “painting” and “layout,” but I never really felt like I needed to dive into it in order to do my job. I was wrong (kind of). Sure, you can get by…

Web Development

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The Secrets of the CSSOM & Why You Should Care
The Secrets of the CSSOM & Why You Should Care
Web Development

5 min read


Apr 6, 2018

Bitcoin & Blockchain explained for normal people

Blockchain and Bitcoin explained in a way your mom would understand —

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin & Blockchain explained for normal people
Bitcoin & Blockchain explained for normal people
Bitcoin

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