A presentation at PerfMatters in in Redwood City, CA, USA by Phil Hawksworth
Sophisticated frameworks and libraries regularly promise “blazing fast” sites and incredible developer experience. How tempting! But wait a moment. Are we reinventing some things which already work beautifully? Are we solving problems which weren’t there until we created them?
Sometimes the best solution is the most boring one. This talk will explore the possibilities of embracing long established fundamentals of the web platform, and compare their application to that of advanced new technologies. We’ll compare the results in terms of developer and user experience, functionality, and performance from a variety of approaches. And show how betting on boring (perhaps, sometimes with a new twist), can deliver the most exciting and performant results.
