SPDY is speedy
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Compare load times of the unsecure HTTP and encrypted HTTPS versions of this page.https://www.httpvshttps.com/
Inside Composer's speed boost
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If you've been following the news, you'll have noticed that yesterday Composer got a bit of a speed boost. And by "bit of a speed boost", we're talking between 50% and 90% reduction in runtime depending on the complexity of the dependencies. But how did the fix work? And should you make the same sort of change to your projects? For those of you who want the TL/DR answer: the answer is no you shouldn't.http://blog.ircmaxell.com/2014/12/what-about-garbage.html
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HTTPS Everywhere
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When creating a new website you should always use HTTPS. Here's a video recorded at Google I/O earlier this year on the why and how.
The New York Times switched to HTTPS last month. Here are their reasons for doing so:
Perfmap
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Perfmap consists of a bookmarklet and Chrome extension to create a front-end performance heatmap of resources loaded in the browser using the Resource Timing API.
PHP 7 moves full speed ahead
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Spoiler: it's all about performance. Coming to a host near you in 2015.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2841561/php/php-7-moves-full-speed-ahead.html
Best Practices for Using the Vary Header
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Vary is one of the most powerful HTTP response headers. Used correctly, it can do wonderful things. Unfortunately, this header is frequently used incorrectly, which can lead to abysmal hit ratios. Worse still, if it's not used when it should be, the wrong content could be delivered.http://www.fastly.com/blog/best-practices-for-using-the-vary-header/
