Rendering Performance

Device Refresh Rates

Device Refresh Rates

1 / 60 = 16ms
1/60=16ms1 / 60 = 16ms

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

The Pixel Pipeline

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Javascript Optimization

Javascript Optimization

Use requestAnimationFrame for visual changes

Javascript Optimization

Use requestAnimationFrame for visual changes

const adiv = document.getElementById('mydiv');
let leftpos = 0;

setInterval(() => {
    leftpos += 5;
    adiv.style.left = leftpos + 'px';
}, 50) 

Javascript Optimization

const adiv = document.getElementById('mydiv');
let leftpos = 0;
let prevMoveTime = 0;

function move(time) => {
    leftpos += 5;
    adiv.style.left = leftpos + 'px';
    requestAnimationFrame(move);
}

requestAnimationFrame(move); 

Javascript Optimization

Use Web Workers

Javascript Optimization

Use Web Workers

or not

Javascript Optimization

const taskList = breakBigTaskIntoMicroTasks(largeList);
requestAnimationFrame(processTaskList);

function processTaskList(taskStartTime) {
  let taskFinishTime;

  do {
    // Assume the next task is pushed onto a stack.
    const nextTask = taskList.pop();

    // Process nextTask.
    processTask(nextTask);

    // Go again if there’s enough time to do the next task.
    taskFinishTime = window.performance.now();
  } while (taskFinishTime - taskStartTime < 3);

  if (taskList.length > 0) {
    requestAnimationFrame(processTaskList);
  }

}

Javascript Optimization

Javascript Optimization

Style Optimization

Style Optimization

Style Optimization

Style Optimization

<div class="table">
  <div class="row header">
    <span class="blue">
      Title
    </span>
  </div>
  <div class="row body">
    <span class="blue">
      Body text
    </span>
  </div>
</div>
.table {
  font-size: 12px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

.row, .row.header {
  color: red;
}

.header {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.body {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.blue {
  color: blue;
}

Style Optimization

Simplify CSS selectors

Style Optimization

Simplify CSS selectors

.box:nth-last-child(-n+1) .title {
  /* styles */
}

Style Optimization

Simplify CSS selectors

.box:nth-last-child(-n+1) .title {
  /* styles */
}
.final-box-title {
  /* styles */
}

Style Optimization

Simplify CSS selectors

.box:nth-last-child(-n+1) .title {
  /* styles */
}
.final-box-title {
  /* styles */
}

BEM

Style Optimization

Reduce number of elements to apply styles to

Style Optimization

Layout Optimization

Layout Optimization

Layout Optimization

Avoid layout changes

Layout Optimization

Avoid layout changes

.box {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

/**
 * Changing width and height
 * triggers layout.
 */
.box--expanded {
  width: 200px;
  height: 350px;
}

Layout Optimization

Avoid layout changes

.box {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

/**
 * Changing width and height
 * triggers layout.
 */
.box--expanded {
  width: 200px;
  height: 350px;
}

Layout Optimization

Use flexbox

Layout Optimization

Use flexbox

Layout Optimization

Use flexbox

Layout Optimization

Lookout for layout thrashing

Paint Optimization

Paint Optimization

Avoid triggering layout

Paint Optimization

Avoid triggering layout

Paint Optimization

Avoid triggering layout

Paint Optimization

Avoid non-geometric changes

  • Background

  • Text color

  • Shadows

Paint Optimization

Promote elements that move or change

Paint Optimization

Promote elements that move or change

.moving-element {
  will-change: transform;
}

Paint Optimization

Simplify paint complexity

Compositor

Compositor

TL;DR

TL;DR

  • Timeout on the setTimeout

TL;DR

  • Timeout on the setTimeout

  • Web Workers - friends not food

TL;DR

  • Timeout on the setTimeout

  • Web Workers - friends not food

  • KCSS - keep css simple stupid

TL;DR

  • Timeout on the setTimeout

  • Web Workers - friends not food

  • KCSS - keep css simple stupid

  • Show some flex with flex box

TL;DR

  • Timeout on the setTimeout

  • Web Workers - friends not food

  • KCSS - keep css simple stupid

  • Show some flex with flex box

  • Transformation and opacity

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