Web 2.0 Expo
I’ll be speaking at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco April 25 at 1:30pm. My talk is called Even Faster Web Sites. This is my next set of performance best practices including how to load scripts without blocking and the dangers of inline scripts. If you’re thinking of coming please the discount code “websf08sbg” to save an extra 10%.
Purple Hippo at SXSW
Fluff piece: I was at SXSW Interactive this past weekend. Just like that AT&T commercial, my youngest daughter (5 years old) snuck her purple hippo into my suitcase. It’s always hard leaving my girls behind. Emailing photos back via my iPhone made the trip easier for them and me.
Most of the action was on the 4th floor of the convention center, so everyday started with a long escalator ride. This was my first year at SXSW, but several veterans mentioned how sessions were spread out more than usual. Several times I saw Freddy Wong, the US Guitar Hero 3 Champion, rocking out. Purple hippo wanted some of that action.
Velocity Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for Velocity, the web performance and operations conference from O’Reilly. Velocity is scheduled for June 23-24 at the SFO Marriott in Burlingame, CA. Jesse Robbins and I are co-chairing. Several performance gurus are presenting. Topics covered include Ajax performance, CDNs, load balancing, measuring performance, and more. If you work in web performance or operations this is the event to make. The on-site registration price is $1595. If you register before May 5 it’s $1145. Use the discount code “vel08blg†to receive a 10% discount.
I hope to see you there!
-Steve