Articles tagged with speed
Speeding up sites: CSS sprites for icons
I’ve written before about using css sprites to reduce the number of http requests a web browser has to make to your server. This is an excellent technique to use with small icons.
Speeding up sites: CSS sprites
Combining navigation images into a single CSS sprite can save big on http requests.
Speeding up sites: dealing with javascript
In my second step towards making my sites load faster, I tackle external javascript files.
Speeding up sites: minifying CSS
Speed is of the essence when it comes to the web. People expect things to be fast and responsive. Thus, I’m taking steps to learn how to better optimize my clients’ sites. The first I explore is minifying and combining css files.
Separating the cream from the cruft.