MP4 | Video: 1280x720 | Duration: 1h 26m | 480 MB

Genre: eLearning | Language: English

What is this learning path about, and why is it important?

The web today is as competitive an environment as any that a business will face. Whether yours is a retail site, a news and information site, or whatever it might be, getting and keeping visitors there is a tougher challenge than ever, especially with so many competing sites just a click or tap away. And nothing will send your visitors heading for another site faster than a slow-loading page, or animations that grind to a halt and freeze the page.

Web performance is important. Not only can it help increase the loyalty of your visitors, it can help you achieve higher rankings in search results. To stay ahead of the competition, whether you’re a web designer or developer, you need to be well versed in the terminology and basic skills that underpin web performance technology to ensure that your sites respond as expected, with no apparent lag time to your visitors.

In this learning path, expert Eli Fitch takes you on a hands-on, introductory exploration of the impact that web performance—good and bad—can have on you and your users. In this series of short, easy-to-absorb videos, Eli introduces you to the major topics that define web performance so that you can determine where to start and see how web performance can improve your apps. You’ll look at methods to improve web performance, from image optimization and code minification, to lazy loading and SVG icons. You’ll also investigate techniques like front loading and how to optimize animation performance. If you are an entry- to intermediate-level web developer, you need to spend a little time with Eli and let him show you how to improve your website’s performance.

What you’ll learn—and how you can apply it

Image optimization, front loading, animation performance, and much more

Understand critical rendering, script loading, and code minification

How to use lazy loading, loading indicators, and SVG icons

This learning path is for you because…

You understand that web performance is important, but need an overview of what’s involved

You need to understand how to frame the importance of web performance for other people in your company

You’re interested in taking on performance tasks, but need to know about the various other parts

You’re a frontend developer or designer and you want to advance your skills in important, but non-core areas

Prerequisites:

You should have knowledge of CSS and HTML

You should be familiar with SVG

Materials or downloads needed in advance:

None