Lighthouse is a set of automatic checks performed on a website that measure overall web performance on mobile and desktop. It’s useful for spotting opportunities to squeeze out better page speed and measuring UX.
At time of writing, this website has a score of 100.
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Reflections on Writing 1000 Notes
I’ve now written 1,000 notes since May 25, 2020 in my Zettelkasten. You can see my reflections on writing 500 notes and here are my thoughts since then.
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Replace Kb With Lbs to Better Internalize Website Bloat
Modern websites are filled with javascript, assets, tracking, and third-party tracking. This makes websites slow and sluggish (bloat). This is partly due to developers not having the right mental models for how the size of requests impacts performance and taking for granted that modern network speeds and browsers are fast. By replacing kb (kilobytes) with lbs (pounds) when looking at request size you can better internalize the weight of the requests your website is serving.
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Initial Stack for the Noteland Web App
My initial values and principles for developing Noteland helps to narrow down some guidelines for choosing a stack for the web app: