Bøger af Stuart Colville

Performance is a key factor for any web site. Too many developers treat performance as an afterthought, creating the site first and tuning it at the end. Pro High-Performance Web Development Techniques advocates the opposite; performance should be considered from the outset and should be an integral part of the development of any site. By implementing practical techniques that can be applied throughout a project's life cycle, this book teaches how standards-based sites can be developed and tweaked for the best performance while maintaining their usability. Explains real-world, practical techniques for improving the performance of your web sites Covers most popular client and server-side technologies, such as PHP, Python, Ruby, CSS, and HTML Includes bite-size tips and techniques that can be applied to any project What you'll learn Apply tips and techniques to front-end code to decrease the use of server resources. Develop online tools that make applying performance techniques easier. Learn how to benchmark your code. Create performance boosters in PHP, Python, and Ruby. Find out how client processor and connection speed can affect your site, and what you can do to get around this problem. Identify bugs in mainstream JavaScript libraries and learn how to squash them. Who is this book for? This book is aimed at professional and semiprofessional web developers. It applies equally well to developers who focus heavily on front-end technologies and those who are in jobs that require them to work in mixed front-end/back-end roles. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career. Related Titles PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax: From Novice to Professional CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions