Overview
Ahh… CSS and performance. Two of Harry’s favourite things! But how well do they play together? It depends…
In this very matter-of-fact talk, he’ll be looking at all of the different ways CSS can make our websites faster or slower. From the common and perhaps more obvious, to the unusual and obscure ways in which CSS can impact performance for better or worse.
Objective
To show the audience that CSS can have an impact on performance, and often in quite unusual or unexpected ways.
Target Audience
Intermediate to advanced front-end developers
Level
Intermediate
Five Things Audience Members Will Learn
- That CSS is a performance bottleneck…
- …and to what extent
- What common patterns are actually anti-patterns
- What’s the deal with alphabetic CSS?
- Which is better: mixins or @extend?
