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Title:

200s, 304s, HTTP Compression, and You

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Organizer:
Mark Phillip, RUWT? Sports
Description:
Cut your site load time in half by sending intelligent HTTP Headers, slashing the number of requests per page, and exploiting browser caches. Get practical tips and code snippets that you can implement tonight. Hits are not a badge of honor. Increase your users by decreasing your traffic.
Questions
Answered:
  1. If I'm not allowed to touch code, can I still speed up my site?
  2. Why is "Sure it'll be slow on the first load, but after that it'll be super fast!" a fallacy?
  3. How can a restrictive robots.txt actually help with my SEO?
  4. How is the Last-Modified time for a dynamic page calculated?
  5. If I wanted to speed up my site tonight, which one of Yahoo! Extreme Performance's 34 rules is the most important?
  6. Why do I need Expires Headers if 304s don't return any data?
  7. Can I use HTTP Compression without adding more load on my server?
  8. If I use Expires Headers, what happens if I want to change a file?
Level:
Advanced
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Type:
Solo
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Alex Jones
on 8/8/08
Mark presented on this topic at Refresh Austin a couple of months ago and it was awesome. He's a great speaker and managed to convey a wealth of practical information during a fun presentation.
marshall wright
on 8/8/08
Not only would this be an extremely useful topic, but Mark is very intelligent and presents in a personable and engaging manner. I highly recommend him and any topic he chooses to present. He's definitely someone to watch.
Denny Phillips
on 8/8/08
Great topic. At first you think that this is a no brainer, but about 30 seconds in you realize what a huge time saver and cost saver these kinds of considerations can be.
Grant Hutchins
on 15/8/08
I saw the Refresh Austin version of this talk and was able to put it into practice on my site very shortly thereafter, which reduced our bandwidth usage and improved our user experience. Definitely recommended!
Karen Kreps
on 20/8/08
I saw the Bootstrap Austin version of this talk and was able to understand the concepts. I might go to it again, to learn how to put it into practice (okay, so I'm a slow learner). Mark was very clear and charming in his delivery.
Mark Phillip
on 20/8/08
Hey folks, thanks for all the great comments! For those of you that haven't heard the talk or have any questions, requests, or suggestions, don't hesitate to drop me a line at mark@areyouwatchingthis.com.
Ryan Joy
on 21/8/08
I'll concur with what everyone has already said about Mark's presentation and speaking abilities. The presentation has very real, practical applications that can be put into effect almost the next day to reduce bandwidth and server load.
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