We all hate slow websites yet all too often we open our browser, and sit waiting, watching, wondering if the site we want is ever going to load.

How quickly web pages load has a big impact on user experience but it’s often neglected, leading to lower pageviews, conversion rates and revenue.

In this workshop we’ll examine why performance matters, different methods for measuring performance and perhaps most importantly of all how we can make sites faster.

By the end of the workshop you will be able to identify performance issues, and improve the performance of your own sites.

Topics covered

Why performance matters – how it affects visitor behaviour, and our site’s success

How to measure performance using both developer type tools and visitor behaviour in the wild

How to analyse pages and understand where performance gains can be made

How networks, browsers and the way we build pages affects performance

Why making sites load quickly on mobile devices can be a real challenge

How to make pages quicker – a range of techniques you’ll be able to take away and start using. We’ll discuss why they work and the trade-offs involved with some techniques.

The opportunities that newer technologies like Service-Worker and HTTP/2 offer

Audience

This workshop is aimed at designers and developers who want to learn how to speed up their pages, what techniques to use and why they make a difference. To get the most out of this workshop attendees should also have an understanding HTML, CSS & JS.

Prerequisites

It won’t be just theory so bring a laptop as you’ll be analysing sites and suggesting how performance could be improved.

We’ll also be looking at mobile performance so if you have an iPhone or Android phone remember to bring a data cable for it too.

Course tutor

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