Optimizing for Mobile Performance

In 2009, 20% of people said they would leave after waiting 5 seconds for a mobile site to load. Today, that number is 74%. In spite of hardware limitations, network connectivity and latency issues, mobile users expect a fast, responsive mobile experience. It will be the sites that can provide their users the content they need quickly and efficiently that will be rewarded with user loyalty.

In this session, we'll identify some of the unique performance bottlenecks that mobile presents. We'll take a look at some of the tools for identifying those issues as well as how we can go about fixing them. We'll explore the latest in mobile performance tools and techniques in order to arm ourselves with the information we will need to give our users the faster experience they want.

About Tim Kadlec

Tim Kadlec is web developer living and working in northern Wisconsin with a propensity for efficient, standards-based front-end development. His diverse background working with small companies to large publishers and industrial corporations has allowed him to see how these standards can be effectively utilized for businesses of all sizes.

His current interests include creating cross-platform sites and applications using the open web stack and improving the state of performance optimization on the web.

He sporadically writes about a variety of topics at timkadlec.com. You can also find him sharing his thoughts in a briefer format on @tkadlec. Tim also curates Breaking Development, one of the first conferences dedicated to design and development for mobile devices using web technologies.

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