Client Side Optimization with YSlow

October 29th, 2007

Last week I spoke at the Seattle Tech Startups meeting about using YSlow to optimize websites.

If you missed it, the video is online here: Client-side Website Optimization with YSlow.

If you want a copy of the slides, they are here. There are also more details in the slide notes in some cases. The presentation covers:

  • What YSlow is, how you use it, and what it does for you
  • How browser caching works - the Expires header, Etags, and Conditional GETs
  • Simple compression techniques for minimizing bandwidth usage
  • Strategies for optimizing HTTP requests
  • Techniques for modifying web page structure to improve performance
Posted by Tom Filed in tech

2 Responses to “Client Side Optimization with YSlow”

  1. Steve Souders Says:
    October 30th, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    Great talk, Tom! You nailed it. Thanks for evangelizing faster pages. It’s great to have the specific points about Rails.

  2. Tom Says:
    November 9th, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    Thanks for the kind words, Steve. For people looking for more detailed information on the things YSlow teaches, Steve’s book is probably the most definitive reference. Add it to your wishlist!

    http://www.wishlisting.com/#wish/24741-High-Performance-Web-Sites-Essential-Knowledge-for-Front-End-Engineers

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