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Year in Web Performance: 2019

January 8, 2020

The Web Almanac by HTTP Archive is a free, open-source collaborations featuring input from over 80 contributors. It is one of the most complete “state of the web” reports currently available. Offering 20 chapters with insights into Page Content, User Experience, Content Publishing, and Content Distribution, it can also be overwhelming, so we’ll be summarizing …

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Free Website Speed Monitoring

June 9, 2020

MachMetrics is a premium site speed monitoring tool used by #webperf enthusiasts worldwide. We have always offered a free plan to those who are happy with a few website tests per day. However we’re now announcing a new premium free plan for open source projects or non-profits. Do you run an open source project? Are …

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Average Page Load Times for 2020 – Are you faster?

December 21, 2019

With another year winding down, it’s time for us to take stock of how our site performance compares to the average page load times for 2020. Similar to our article Average Page Load Times for 2018, we’ll go over the averages for metrics and help you determine if your site is faster or slower than …

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Google planning a new ‘Badge of Shame’ for slow websites

December 13, 2019

Google has announced plans for a new badging system that would let users know whether a website typically loads slowly. In a post detailing the thought process behind the planned feature, the Chrome team explains that “In the future, Chrome may identify sites that typically load fast or slow for users with clear badging”. The …

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WebPageTest Scripting: Examples for advanced speed testing scenarios

August 26, 2020

When most people test their site speed, they test a single, static page. That works well for testing home pages, or product pages – but what about a checkout process? Or a page that’s protected behind a login? How do you test more complex, multi-step processes? Luckily WebPageTest (and thus MachMetrics) offers scripting functionality that …

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SpaceX Spending $10 Billion to Make the Internet 20ms Faster

November 20, 2019

Elon Musk’s need for speed As the media coverage of the project ramps up, you may have heard of Starlink – SpaceX’s new satellite constellation project. The ultimate goal of this venture is to deploy nearly 12,000 satellites into very low orbit, creating a “blanket” of coverage spanning the globe. A lot of coverage on …

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