PinnedJacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishWhat is HTTP/3, and Why Does it Matter?HTTP/3, or HTTP over QUIC, brings many new performance features to HTTP4 min read·May 9, 2021--10--10
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain English10 ways to speed up JavaScript loadingJavaScript is one of the biggest contributors to long website loading times. Here’s how you can speed up your JavaScript loading.·7 min read·Aug 18, 2022----
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishState of the Web: ReactLearn more about the past, present, and future of React and things like Remix, React 18, Solid, and more.·6 min read·Feb 13, 2022----
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain English10 Ways to Speed Up Web Font LoadingFont loading can hurt performance a lot. This article shows you how to reduce the impact.·6 min read·Feb 11, 2022----
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishState of the Web: Bundlers & Build ToolsLearn more about the past, present, and future of bundlers like Webpack, Rollup, and Vite·7 min read·Jan 23, 2022----
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishState of the Web: A Practical Guide to Serverless FunctionsWhat are serverless functions, why do they matter, and how are they currently used for server-side JavaScript?·4 min read·Jan 16, 2022----
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishState of the Web: DenoWhat is Deno, why does it matter, and how is it currently used for server-side JavaScript?·6 min read·Jan 9, 2022--3--3
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishState of the Web: WebAssemblyWhat is WebAssembly, why does it matter, and how is it currently used on the web?·5 min read·Jan 1, 2022--2--2
Jacob JacksoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishBuilding the fastest object and array differHow I built Microdiff and how it is faster than most other object and array diffing libraries·5 min read·Jan 1, 2022--1--1
Jacob JacksonComparing SPAs to SSG and SSRWhat are the differences between Single Page Apps, Server Side Rendered Sites, and Static Site Generator based sites?6 min read·Dec 2, 2021--1--1