Eoghan O'Sullivan's Blog

For those who have ever wondered about the performance of a webpage, I attended Google I/O and have shared the details in this post. Firstly, I have often been put off using chrome developer tools for performance because of the intimidating set up whereby chrome developer tool records the loading of a webpage and then provides what is called a performance trace, as shown in screenshot. Nerds may love this, but this induces many including myself into having a thousand-yard stare. Analysis required a degree in computer science that is absent here and for most. Alternative to chrome developer tools: webpagetest.org Instead, I personally used https://www.webpagetest.org/ for situations where analysis was needed on these types of projects and avoided using lighthouse and indeed interacting with chrome developer tools to a large degree. The webpagetest tool provided screenshots and video captured as the page loads, page performance and core web vitals information for the page. All...

  Did you ever watch a video and wish you had spent the time more wisely? Recently I, much like others, have had my eyeballs inundated with hundreds of AI-generated videos. The sources of such videos have ranged from the President of the USA to peers, but the value instilled by AI has been nonetheless the same: none. Not to mention a lingering feeling of annoyance. Take, for instance, the celebrity-imitating babies rapping or singing songs, acting out famous movie scenes, being talking heads on iconic sports interviews and guesting on podcasts telling jokes. Sure, these videos can lead to likes, but are short-lived, even by the standard of instant gratification which permeates now. A video posted on a public forum can have arrived at and surpassed virality and still be worthless, in my humble opinion. The effect of how video is used and by whom When the Presidential seal is on a video celebrating hostile occupation of foreign land, the credibility that President...