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@tomhicks
tomhicks / plink-plonk.js
Last active November 12, 2024 19:08
Listen to your web pages
@ntrepid8
ntrepid8 / cron_speedtest.sh
Created June 28, 2017 02:18
Script to run speedtest-cli via cron and log the results
#!/usr/bin/env bash
LOG_PATH="/home/$(whoami)/log/speedtest.log"
if result=$(/usr/bin/speedtest --simple); then
parsed_result=$(printf "${result}\"" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/" /g' | sed 's/: /="/g')
printf "[$(date)] ${parsed_result}\n" >> "${LOG_PATH}"
else
printf "[$(date)] error\n" >> "${LOG_PATH}"
exit 1
@paulirish
paulirish / what-forces-layout.md
Last active November 15, 2024 16:45
What forces layout/reflow. The comprehensive list.

What forces layout / reflow

All of the below properties or methods, when requested/called in JavaScript, will trigger the browser to synchronously calculate the style and layout*. This is also called reflow or layout thrashing, and is common performance bottleneck.

Generally, all APIs that synchronously provide layout metrics will trigger forced reflow / layout. Read on for additional cases and details.

Element APIs

Getting box metrics
  • elem.offsetLeft, elem.offsetTop, elem.offsetWidth, elem.offsetHeight, elem.offsetParent