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Notes on building a better web

Things I've learned about accessibility, performance, and responsive design, written in plain English for teams who want their sites to work for everyone.

  • Performance
  • Core Web Vitals

A practical guide to Core Web Vitals for busy teams

Largest Contentful Paint: how long it takes for the biggest image or block of text on the screen to show up. Good is 2.5 seconds or less., Interaction to Next Paint: how quickly the page visibly responds when someone clicks, taps, or types. Good is 200 milliseconds or less., and Cumulative Layout Shift: how much the content jumps around while the page loads. Good is a score of 0.1 or less. in plain English, why your Lighthouse score and Search Console don't agree, and the fixes that usually make the biggest difference.

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