Web Dev · by Curious Baker · 2026-09-09

I tried doing performance the boring way and it worked in real life

I started this becuase my lunch break felt a little stuck, and performance seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

I started this because my late summer felt a little stuck, and ux seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept

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Gentle Panda · 9 likes

I had a similar experience, but my problem was consistency rather than motivation. The 9-minute rule is underrated

Aarav Sharma · 0 likes

I am stealing that phrase

Maya Putri · 0 likes

This. Exactly this

Salma Idrissi · 4 likes

I am cheering for this update. I used to overcomplicate this constantly. The boring solution is probably the reliable one here

Amina Okafor · 6 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Isha Menon · 1 likes

amazing how much difference one small change can make. That is where the boring checklist helps. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks

Amelia Hughes · 0 likes

Beautifully concise

Haruto Sato · 1 likes

big fan of this approach. My only addition is to make the first step visible

Curious Rider · 0 likes

That last line is excellent. I learned that one the expensive way