July 31, 2007

YSlow – Firefox Add-on for Developers

logo_32x32I just came across a really neat tool released by Yahoo called YSlow.

The basic idea is simple: it is a Firefox add-on that can be used to analyze pages you view. This analysis gives you important insight into why a particular page loads slow.

If you are a web developer in charge of the front end components, I urge you to check this tool out.

perfview

Filed under: Geeky Stuff, Programming — Michi @ 9:39 am

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  1. Neat tool!

    Previously I’ve only relied on the View Dependencies addon but this gives a much clearer picture.

    Comment by Tze Lun — July 31, 2007 @ 10:10 pm

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