Tag: web workers

Learn how web workers help with web app performance, and get started by building a basic JavaScript web worker.

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.

Craig looks at requestIdleCallback, a new API designed to improve page performance by running less-critical background tasks at the optimum time.