Making this site a little faster
The author describes optimizations made to improve their website's loading speed, including reducing page weight, optimizing images, and deferring non-critical scripts.
Background
- Martin Capodici is an independent software engineer and blogger who writes about web performance, programming, and side projects.
- This post details his process of optimizing his personal website for faster load times — a common pursuit among developers who run their own sites.
- Specific techniques mentioned include reducing JavaScript, optimizing images, using a CDN, and improving server response times.
- The post reflects a broader trend in web development toward "performance budgeting" and minimizing bloat from frameworks and third-party scripts.