Software Performance by Design

http://blog.codinghorror.com/performance-is-a-feature/

Yahoo Developer Network Performance Rules:
https://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html

  • Make Fewer HTTP Requests
  • Use a Content Delivery Network
  • Add an Expires Header
  • Gzip Components
  • Put CSS at the Top
  • Move Scripts to the Bottom
  • Avoid CSS Expressions
  • Make JavaScript and CSS External
  • Reduce DNS Lookups
  • Minify JavaScript
  • Avoid Redirects
  • Remove Duplicate Scripts
  • Configure ETags

Stack Overflow:
http://nickcraver.com/blog/2013/11/22/what-it-takes-to-run-stack-overflow/

http://blog.codinghorror.com/yslow-yahoos-problems-are-not-your-problems/