High Performance AJAX Applications

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sunnybear March 9, 2008 at 16:35

High Performance AJAX Applications

Original author: Julien Lecomte

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Note: the translation of the presentation “High Performance Ajax Applications” prepared by a leading specialist from Yahoo (and now from Apple) Julien Lecomte is below . In it, the author highlights some aspects of optimizing both JavaScript applications and websites in general. In general, there are a lot of advice, and almost all, indeed, are on the case. However, there is also a frank advertisement of Yahoo :) My comments further in italics.

Part 1. Design for high performance

We plan and design for high performance

Focusing on performance from day one
We work closely with designers and product managers
Understanding Design Rationality
Explaining the trade-offs between design and performance
We offer alternatives and show what else is possible (at the prototype level)
We try forces in the implementation of a non-trivial design (you can’t immediately say no)
We help to simplify the design and user interaction (we seek a compromise)

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