Tamas Piros

Jamstack and Web Performance, a match made in heaven

What if you could solve web performance by shifting work from request time to build time? Learn how Jamstack delivers lightning-fast sites via pre-rendering and a global CDN.

Jamstack and Web Performance, a match made in heaven
#1about 5 minutes

How the web has grown heavier over a decade

Statistics from the HTTP Archive show a dramatic increase in page weight and resource requests, especially for JavaScript and video.

#2about 6 minutes

Introducing the core concepts of Jamstack architecture

Jamstack decouples the frontend from the backend by serving pre-built markup from edge servers instead of traditional origin servers.

#3about 4 minutes

Using static site generators to pre-render markup

Static site generators (SSGs) render pages at build time, creating static HTML files that can be deployed directly to a CDN.

#4about 4 minutes

Adding dynamic functionality to sites with APIs

Third-party APIs for services like authentication, payments, and media management replace the need for custom server-side code execution.

#5about 3 minutes

Understanding the modern Git-based deployment workflow

A commit to a Git repository automatically triggers a build and atomic deployment of the site to a global CDN network.

#6about 5 minutes

How Jamstack provides performance benefits out of the box

The Jamstack architecture and its tooling ecosystem automatically handle many backend and frontend optimizations like caching, compression, and minification.

#7about 6 minutes

Using Lighthouse to audit your site's performance

A practical demonstration shows how to use the Lighthouse tool in Chrome DevTools to measure performance and Core Web Vitals.

#8about 4 minutes

Analyzing real user metrics with PageSpeed Insights

PageSpeed Insights provides crucial field data from real users, offering a more accurate performance picture than local lab tests alone.

#9about 4 minutes

Dramatically reducing image size with a CDN

Using an image CDN service like Cloudinary allows for automatic format and quality adjustments that significantly reduce file size.

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Addressing security, performance, and scalability in JAMstack
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How Your Bundle Size Affects The Climate

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When not to use JAMstack and potential solutions

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Understanding Jamstack architecture and incremental static generation
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How Your Bundle Size Affects The Climate

Understanding JAMstack with a practical e-commerce example
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Understanding JAMstack with a practical e-commerce example

Headless and JAMstack - The State of Commerce Today

The three core principles of a JAMstack mindset
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The three core principles of a JAMstack mindset

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