Debounce? Pshh… Try our new jQuery plugin: DoubleDribble.js
$.dbldrbl = function(fn, n){
return function() {
while(n--){ fn() }
}
}
Sure, animated gifs might be larger than video, but they're also more battery/cpu intensive and lower quality.
Fast By Association™
Load iframes of fast websites into the body of your website, and people will associate your site with the fast ones.
Enable SSLv3 exclusively on your app so you can still have a green lock, but browsers have an easier time reading the plain text.
Save expensive computations for when the user isn't engaging with application, like during a scroll or primary content load.
server {
listen 443;
rewrite ^ http://$server_name$request_uri?;
}
https take *so* *long*. Simply redirect it to http.
Use the new ServiceWorkers to add a small amount of latency to each request. This shows users that the servers are "really working hard."
The root URL of your app should allow you to select the minified or unminified version so the user can choose between speed and verbosity.
