Web Performance Ten Things you didn't know about WebPageTest.org That's a pretty catchy title for an article, right?! Now that I've lured you onto this page, I am going to do my best to deliver the goods! Without a doubt, WebPageTest is one of my favourite web performance testing tools. It's completely free
Google Chrome CPU throttling using Chrome Developer Tools I recently gave a tutorial at Velocity Conference in Santa Clara about some of the amazing features that lie within the browsers we use everyday. As web developers, we are pretty lucky to have such awesome developer tools at our disposal. After the tutorial was complete, a few people asked
Book Review Book Review: Leading by Sir Alex Ferguson I have always had a fascination with successful teams. Whether it's a business team, a military team or even a sports team, I find it intriguing to know what makes them tick. Regardless of what the team is involved in, finding the formula to their success is the
Firebase A basic guide to Firebase for the web I've recently been tinkering with Firebase, and I have to admit, I am really impressed. I was a bit sceptical at first, but when I starting experimenting with the code samples on the site I was blown away. If you haven't heard of Firebase before, it
CSS Quick Tip: What's that font?! Have you ever visited a website and wondered what web font is being used? I often visit websites with great typography and end up digging through the CSS in my developer tools until I find what I am looking for. There are actually a few plugins and extensions that you
