May 27, 2019
Tree-shak-ing (tree SHAY king) Imagine you're packing a suitcase for a trip. You only pack the clothes and items you actually need, right? You don't bring everything in your closet! Tree shaking is similar for websites. It's a process that
May 24, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊd ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ Imagine you're building with LEGOs. A huge castle would take a long time to build all at once, right? Code splitting is like building the castle in sections. Instead of loading the entire castle (website) at
May 22, 2019
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May 21, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈbʌn.dəl ˈsplɪt.ɪŋ/ Imagine you're packing for a trip. Instead of putting everything into one giant, heavy suitcase, you separate your clothes, toiletries, and shoes into smaller, more manageable bags. Bundle splitting in we
May 18, 2019
Resource Hints: /ˈriːsɔːrs ˈhɪnts/ Imagine you're planning a road trip. You wouldn't just jump in your car and hope for the best, right? You'd check your map, plan your route, and maybe even make reservations at hotels along the way. Resour
May 15, 2019
Pronunciation: /dee-en-es preh-fetch/ Imagine you're ordering a pizza. DNS prefetch is like your phone already looking up the pizza place's phone number and address *before* you even place the order. It speeds things up. In simpler terms, D
May 12, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈpriːfɛtʃ/ Imagine you're getting ready for a road trip. You wouldn't wait until you're already on the highway to pack your bags, would you? Prefetching in website design is similar. It's a way for your website to get a head
May 9, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈpriːˌloʊd/ Imagine you're getting ready for a big race. Instead of waiting until the starting gun goes off to get your shoes and water bottle, you prepare everything beforehand. Preload in website design is similar. It's a
May 8, 2019
May 6, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈriːsɔːrs ˈhɪnts/ Imagine you're building a house. You wouldn't start laying bricks before you had the cement, right? Critical Resource Hints (CRHs) are like a list of essential building materials for your website
May 3, 2019
Pronunciation: in-ter-SEK-shun-based LAY-zee LOW-ding Imagine you're looking at a photo album. You don't need to see every single picture at once, right? You look at the first few, then only load more when you scroll down and need to see th
April 30, 2019
Pronunciation: AW-toh-play (emphasis on the second syllable) Imagine you're visiting a website. Autoplay policies decide whether videos or audio will start playing automatically as soon as the page loads. Some websites let sounds and videos
April 27, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈvɪdiˌoʊ ˈpoʊstər/ Imagine you're visiting a website. Before a video starts playing, you see a still image—a snapshot from the video itself. That image is the video poster. It's simply a static image that acts as a placehold
April 24, 2019
Pronunciation: /eɪtʃ tuː siksti fɔːr/ H.264, also known as AVC (Advanced Video Coding), is a type of video compression. Think of it like a sophisticated way of shrinking a large video file so it takes up less space on your website and loads
April 23, 2019
April 21, 2019
Pronunciation: /ˈwɛbm/ (web-em) WebM is a video file format designed specifically for the web. Think of it like a specialized container that holds video and audio data, making it easy for websites to play videos smoothly. It's a bit like a
April 18, 2019