Shailesh Kumar Shivakumar - Modern Web Performance Optimization: Methods, Tools, and Patterns to Speed Up Digital Platforms

Broadly we can categorize the WPO dimensions into Process and Methods and Technology Realization categories. The Process and Methods category covers the process and tools and framework and methods dimensions; The Technology Realization category covers modern web and performance patterns dimensions. The Process and Tools dimension discusses performance optimization processes, tools, and governance. Various performance testing tools, the web performance test methodology, performance governance, and the performance testing maturity model are in this dimension. Performance monitoring methods, tools, and best practices are examined. Infrastructure-related optimizations are also a part of this dimension. I cover this dimension in Chapter .

The Framework and Methods dimension explains methods and best practices in performance optimization. In this context, proven performance best practices, methods, tools, KPIs (key performance indicators), and metrics and principles for modern web platforms are covered. Performance optimizations across various layers, reference architecture, performance metrics, and KPIs, network-related performance optimizations, and caching methods and are covered. The web performance optimization framework provides comprehensive coverage of performance optimizations at various SDLC phases and various application layers. Performance antipatterns, the web performance maturity model, and bottleneck analyses are also in this dimension. I cover various topics of this dimension in Chapter .

The Performance Patterns dimension covers patterns related to performance, data, and integration used in various modern web platforms. You learn various details about each of the patterns, including solution, drivers, flow, advantages and disadvantages, and applicable scenarios. I describe applicable real-world scenarios for core performance-related patterns (such as progressive web architecture patterns, Cache aside pattern, the PRPL pattern, and the isomorphic pattern), data-related patterns (such as SAGA, CQRS, data lakes, and NoSQL), and integration-related patterns (such as microservices, event-driven architecture, and GraphQL). For each of the patterns I cover the applicable modern web scenarios. I also discuss common best practices and variants in each of the patterns. I cover various topics of this dimension in Chapter .

The Modern Web dimension explains the tenets of modern web technologies, such as PWA, HTML5, and event-driven architecture. I describe core performance optimizations principles for modern web platforms, and you look at real-world case studies on performance engineering and legacy modernization and modern web development. The case studies cover layer-wise performance assessments, web performance assessment approach, web performance assessment exercise, web performance optimization recommendations, and performance-related design recommendations. I cover this dimension in Chapter .