My 7-month experiment with performance on a budget

I started this because my first week felt a little stuck, and javascript seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that teh smallest change was teh one I kept.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through teh part where backend stopped feeling new.

I know this is a tiny sample size, but after 9 attempts teh pattern is pretty clear. When I keep teh setup simple, I actually follow through