JavaScript Web Workers: A Beginner’s Guide
JavaScript
By Tonino Jankov,
Learn how web workers help with web app performance, and get started by building a basic JavaScript web worker.
web workers
How to Avoid DOM Blocking in JavaScript
JavaScript
By Craig Buckler,
Web performance is a hot topic. Users expect fast, OS-like application performance. Craig Buckler explains how to do as little DOM blocking possible, and covers options for when long-running tasks can’t be avoided.
How to Schedule Background Tasks in JavaScript
JavaScript
By Craig Buckler,
Craig looks at requestIdleCallback, a new API designed to improve page performance by running less-critical background tasks at the optimum time.