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How to Setup LightHouse CI for Better Frontend Performance?

LightHouse as we mostly know is a Wonderful Tool for Testing Frontend Performance in Chrome Browser. Not only does it give an insight into Performance Improvement that we can make in our front-end application but it also gives an idea around SEO and Web accessibility. Here is a sample view on LightHouse run in indianexpress.com […]

How to Write Semantic HTML for Better SEO and Accessibility?

In HTML especially after HTML5, there were several New Tags introduced which provided better meaning (Semantics) to your Content. Tags like Article, Aside, Header, Footer, Section would tell what kind of content is expected there. So writing Semantic HTML is all about using the write and meaningful tags for your content. We also have in […]

How to Identify and Prevent XSS Attacks through SVG File Uploads?

While reviewing A Image Upload Code with a Peer we identified that we can upload a lot of file types through the Code including text and SVG files and we were generally discussing what file types should be allowed for Profile Pic and their size limit etc. We knew that as Feedback we should stop […]

How to Improve the Performance of Angular Applications?

Angular is a popular SPA Framework and I just love it. But if you are a beginner at this you will often hear about other frameworks available in the market (React, Vue), etc, and compare these frameworks. One of the parameters that often is used for comparison is the Performance of these frameworks. After having […]

Frontend Performance Optimization – Part 5 (Resource Delivery)

When we Type a URL on our Browser a lot of Content and Assets are requested from the Server. The size, location, network bandwidth, etc determine how soon the content will be delivered to the browser so that proper rendering and interaction can start. The image below shows the Network Requests of FrontendWalla.com We can […]

Frontend Performance Optimization Part 4 – Fonts

Good Typography is a fundamental requirement of any web design. Choosing the right Web font for your website improves Readability, Accessibility, and Trust in your brand.  In Order to Provide a Great Visual Experience Website uses something called “Web Fonts” these fonts are the fonts that will not be available on User’s Computer and would […]

Frontend Performance Optimization – Part 3 ( CSS )

we need to Work on Something Called Critical CSS, This is the CSS that is needed for showing the “Above The Fold” Content or CSS which is minimally required to display the viewable content. 

if you have a menu that is not visible, A Footer that would require scrolling of the page, etc. would all be considered non-critical.  With this understanding, let’s discuss points for CSS optimization.

Frontend Performance Optimization – Part 1 (Images)

“A picture is worth a thousand words” – We all agree with this statement and when it comes to Web Apps whether we have to show a product to sell online or promote our brand we use images. Images are the life of any Web Application. But they also sometimes become a reason for your […]

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