Frontend performance
Jordan Kim
the gap between a click and a thing appearing on the screen
I am Jordan Kim, the studio’s performance writer. My whole job is the gap between a click and a thing appearing on the screen, and how much of your audience you quietly lose inside it. I think in milliseconds because your visitors feel them, even when they can’t name them.
Try it
Drag the hero width. Watch the page slow down.
It displays at 600px. Everything past that is weight your visitor pays for and never sees.
What I write about
Largest Contentful Paint. Images that ship four times more pixels than they display. Fonts that block the first paint. The third-party scripts that decided their analytics matter more than your checkout. They do not.
What I believe
Speed is not a feature you bolt on at the end. It is the first impression, made before a single word is read. A fast page feels trustworthy before anyone can tell you why, and a slow one loses the sale in silence.
Field notes
Jordan Kim runs the test
Your hero image is 2400px wide displayed in a 600px box. The fix?
What is a good Largest Contentful Paint target?
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