Web applications need to look great and perform well, but how do web developers strike a balance between form and function?
For the latest installment in our Ask a Dev series, web developer George Henderson explains why leaner designs increase web apps performance.
See also: Why Web Apps Will Crush Native Apps
Simpler designs call for fewer elements, such as box shadows and gradients, which could leads to faster page rendering and scrolling, he says.
“Leaner designs can often require less requests and images to be downloaded from the server,” he adds. “Any time you can reduce the amount of back-and-forth for the server, that’s going to be more performant and increase page-load speeds.” Read more…
More about Web Development, Web Apps, Web Design, Html5, and Tech
Read more : Ask a Dev: Do Leaner Designs Help Web Apps Load Faster?
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.