Mobile web browsing and shopping is growing at a remarkable rate. Sites that aren’t optimized to perform well on mobile devices will miss out on a large part of the market! Check out some surprising statistics on why mobile web performance is so important:
Below is a fun infographic (scroll down) for us ancient geeks that got our computer science degree before the Web. Several of the historical computers look familiar. They take me back to the days when hardware was expensive, underpowered, and we had to conserve every byte of memory. Yeah, memory and disk was measured in…
Recently, Tom Cagley of Software Process and Measurement Cast interviewed me concerning load testing. Tom’s blogs and podcasts are focused on interviews, essays, facts and tips about process improvement and measurement in the Information Technology arena. INTERVIEW IS HERE Tom is Vice President, Director of Process Improvement and Measurement at David Consulting Group, and the…
Welcome to the fourth part of our Web Performance Optimization series. It is our hope that these suggestions and best practices will assist you in improving the speed of your site. We view performance engineering as an iterative process whereby developers and testers will run load tests, analyze measurements, and tune the system incrementally. Our…
Mozilla Firefox is well known for providing users with unique customizable extensions and plugins. Mozilla announced this week they will start selling ads on their directory tiles in order to gain a new line of revenue stream. The company said in a blog posting on Tuesday that they are currently reaching out to potential corporate…
As we’ve noted in previous articles, Web site developers and system administrators are paying greater attention to mobile performance these days. Wading into these waters requires a new approach to Web performance measurement, as well as new tools to support it. In this article we will review the difference between mobile testing and desktop testing,…
The main differences between swords, sabres, cutlasses and scimitars are their shapes and intended uses. Swords are typically longer with a narrower blade, designed for thrusting attacks. Sabres have a curved blade, making them ideal for slashing. Cutlasses are shorter than swords and have a wide, heavy blade good for hacking. Scimitars usually have the…