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Web Performance Tuning Speeding Up the Web

By Patrick Killelea
October 1998
Pages: 372
ISBN 10: 1-56592-379-0 | ISBN 13: 9781565923799
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Whether you're a network administrator, a web content developer, or simply someone who uses the Web frequently, this book has something for you: concrete advice for improving crippled web performance right away. If you've ever waited too long for a web page to display or watched servers slow to a crawl, you'll value the tips on tuning the server software, the operating system, the network, and the web browser itself.
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For as long as there's been a Web, people have been trying to make it faster. The maturation of the Web has meant more users, more data, more bells and whistles, and consequently longer waits on the Web. Improved performance has become one of the most important factors in determining the usability of both the Web in general and of individual sites in particular. Web Performance Tuning is about getting the best performance from the Web. This book isn't just about tuning the web server software; it's also about getting optimal performance from a browser, tuning the hardware (on both the server and browser ends), and maximizing the capacity of the network itself. Web Performance Tuning hits the ground running, giving concrete advice for quick results--the "blunt instruments" for improving crippled performance right away. The book then takes a breath and pulls back to give a conceptual background of the principles of computing performance. The latter half of the book approaches each element of a web transaction--from client to network to server--to examine the weak links in the chain and how to strengthen them. Tips include:

Using simultaneous downloads to locate bottlenecks
Adjusting TCP for better web performance
Reducing the impact of DNS
Upgrading device drivers
Using alternatives to CGI
Locating the web server strategically
Minimizing browser cache lookups
Avoiding symbolic links for web content

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First Edition: October 1998
ISBN: 1-56592-379-0
Pages: 372
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 0 Reviews)

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Web Performance Tuning Review, October 26 1999
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Web Performance Tuning Review, March 13 1998
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See the PC User's Group of Colorado book review.
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"Web Performance Tuning doesn't make the reader wait until the middle of the book before it starts providing real world solutions As with most O'Reilly books, Web Performance Tuning is a book that all conscientious developers should read."-- David Fiedler, webdeveloper.com

"...a handy book for the Web professional." --Freelance Informer, February 19, 1999

"It seems that the longer we remain in the Web development business the more we are required to read and know. If you value your visitors, it's your job to make their visit as enjoyable, or at least as memorable, as possible. By tuning the performance of your Web pages, Web server, and if possible, the client's Web browser, you ensure that you've done everything possible to make their visit a good one. As with most O'Reilly books, Web Performance Tuning is a book that all conscientious developers should read." --Scott Clark, Webdeveloper.com

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