Front-end Web Performance Optimization, March 12

Who: General Assembly
Where: General Assembly – Seattle, 1218 3rd Ave. Suite #300, Seattle, WA 98101
When: March 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
What: Speed matters. As web developers, we are charged with building sites that load lightning-fast, respond to user input quickly, and render smoothly. In this in-depth workshop, performance engineer Noah Collins will guide you through the principles and tools needed to optimize your web applications, using an example project to demonstrate each step in the process.

The workshop will start with an overview of the browser rendering lifecycle, followed by a quick introduction to analysis and measurement techniques. We’ll learn how to isolate, profile, and resolve a set of progressively more complex performance challenges using an example project. Then we’ll dive into applying the same practices on mobile devices. The day will culminate with a discussion of the finer points of performance: knowing when to invest in optimization and when to take a step back to re-think architecture.
Sign up today if you’re ready to measure, profile, and automate your way to faster website experiences.
Takeaways

Learn how to apply performance analysis methodologies to front-end development
Explore the tools you need to profile and identify performance bottlenecks
Work step-by-step through a list of front-end optimizations
Understand browser rendering lifecycle
Understand how to build a performance budget
Employ today’s best practices while planning for future shifts
Learn to test your sites’ performance on a range of devices, including phones and tablets
Prereqs & Preparation

Experience maintaining production sites using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Familiarity with terminals and git recommended.
Bring a laptop with Chrome Canary, Sublime Text, and Node.js installed.
Optional: bring your smartphone and charging cable.