Conferences are a great way to connect, network and get the latest in the field, straight from the source. These are events that can help… (more…)

In my article on Understanding the Critical Rendering Path, I wrote about the effect JavaScript files have on the Critical Rendering Path. JavaScript is considered a "parser blocking resource". This means that the parsing of the HTML document itself i... (more…)

Go check out Daily Developer Jokes, my latest project! Here's the joke from today: I just recently added a fun little feature on my website at xtrp.io: a progress bar when reading blog posts. The bar would show how far users have progressed in readin... (more…)

Are your JavaScript animations ruining page performance? Try creating this lightweight CSS and SVG animation instead, and keep your page load speed down. (more…)

VisibleV8 (VV8) is a custom variant of the V8 JavaScript engine at the heart of the Chromium browser, the Node.js application runtime, and probably other titans of the modern software world. Maintained and distributed as a minimally-invasive and maintaina... (more…)