A slow UX affects people’s perception of three important brand elements that are completely unrelated to page speed: content, design, and usability.
Here's why that takeaway is relevant in an increasingly competition online landscape 👉 www.speedcurve.com/blog/brand-p...
#webperf #ux #pagespeed
Web performance metrics aren’t just engineering diagnostics.
They’re large-scale UX research.
They reveal friction, bias, and experience gaps usability studies alone can’t see.
I wrote about this intersection:
www.ethangardner.com/posts/web-pe...
#ux #webperf
How I use Web Components with ShadowDOM in a Design System. www.ethangardner.com/posts/shadow...
Back to work tomorrow. This is my reflection on 2025. www.ethangardner.com/posts/2025-y...
Web performance calendar day 3 when @ethangardner.com shows us how to train a ML model on synthetic perf metrics and use it to predict approximate field data before a page/feature goes live.
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/traffic...
Geekbench 6 single-core scores over time at 4 price points: - fastest iOS - fastest Android - mid-tier Android - low-end Android
How's the mobile CPU landscape evolving? Thanks to process node improvements, a mid-range Android from 2025 is (finally!) as fast as 2017's iPhone 8, but a low-end (~$100) smartphone isn't yet as speedy as a decade-old iPhone 6s.
That would be poor <form>
The nerves are real.
You did great! If you were nervous, I couldn't tell.
My talk at Performance.sync() pre-conference meetup organized by @mozilla.org in Amsterdam last week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cv6...
I also made it without any extravagant hand gestures 😜.
If you are looking for the slides from my PerfNow 2025 talk, Web Performance Allies, they are at speakerdeck.com/ethangardner...
Just like web performance work, accessibility winds up being less expensive the earlier you implement it. Build accessibility in from the start, rather than bolting it on - make it part of the process.
@marcysutton.com #webperf #PerfNow #a11y
Wow! You're all in on the distance. I have about 50 races under my belt, but nothing over 10 miles. Good luck!
What distance? Have you run an obstacle course race before? They are so much fun.
performance.now() is coming!
@ethangardner.com will offer practical tips on presenting engineering data as a competitive advantage, a revenue driver, and a tool for enhancing user experience to help make performance optimization a strategic priority.
perfnow.nl/speakers.htm...
performance.now() is coming!
The night before the conference, 29th of October, @mozilla.org organises performance.sync(), the pre-meetup where you can meet your peers to mentally prepare for two days of information overload. They're also looking for a few people to present.
luma.com/ziykhh4y
Come see me in Amsterdam! This lineup is loaded with great speakers in the #webperf community, and it's going to be a good time.
The videos from our latest episode are up! Come catch a pair of great talks by @verlok.bsky.social and @ethangardner.com!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#webperf
Beautiful 😍
Hey folks, the next episode of PerformanceObserver is now scheduled for 16 April with @verlok.bsky.social and @ethangardner.com ! See all details at performanceobserver.dev including add to calendar links with the join instructions.
#webperf
What is everyone using for revenue reporting and invoicing for consulting and freelance work these days?
I would check contractrates.fyi. Ultimately, I think it depends on if US rate just means currency or if it also means geolocation, how much experience the person has, and how much mentoring you will provide.
I was thinking about what I would do if not for the software thing. Nothing pays as well but I would be a guitar teacher, bartender at a swanky cocktail bar, or fitness instructor.
Mountains and their reflection off of Lake Mcdonald in Glacier NP.
If this isn't a testament to nature, I don't know what is.
On the bucket list for me.
For the last year, I've been ramping up on AI. If I was to start my learning journey today, these are some of the resources I'd use.
www.ethangardner.com/posts/ai-onr...
Good things are happening with URLPattern. I've been waiting for it to land in places beyond Chromium- based browsers for a while now. urlpattern.spec.whatwg.org
Nice. I'll contribute this one that I use to find hot spots that change frequently and may need refactoring.
git log --pretty=format: --since="1 year ago" --name-only | sort | uniq -c | sort -rg | head -50
