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Complete Guide - How to Speed up GIF Videos

The graphics interchange format, better known as GIF, has been around for longer than the World Wide Web itself. Thanks to their simplicity and widespread support, GIF files remain wildly popular despite the dozens of other image and video formats available today. That said, GIFs can drag down a web page’s performance, especially if not optimized. Let’s cover some ways to speed up GIF animations on your website and look at some alternative formats that you should consider.

KeyCDN Launches POP in Romania

Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve launched yet another POP location to help further supercharge our network’s content delivery speeds. Our newest point of presence has been launched in Bucharest, Romania! The new POP is in production and has been automatically added to all existing Zones. POP in Bucharest Further Expands Content Delivery to Romania With the introduction of a POP in Bucharest, our presence in Europe grows even stronger.

What Are Client Hints and Are They Worth Implementing

The concept of responsive web design has been around for a while, but all of the kinks have yet to be ironed out. The exponential proliferation of connected devices with varying software and technical capabilities has made it more and more difficult to cater web content to every single user. Furthermore, trying to accommodate everyone often leads to cluttered markup that negatively impacts performance. Client hints were created to streamline the process of resource selection so that developers can build better responsive web apps more efficiently.

Tree Shaking - How to Clean Up Your JavaScript

Tree shaking is a strategy web developers use to create leaner JavaScript bundles by getting rid of unused code. This guide will explain how to utilize tree shaking to your advantage with a module bundler such as webpack. What is Tree Shaking? Tree shaking, also known as live code inclusion, is a technique for optimizing code written in ECMAScript dialects like JavaScript. As apps accumulate dependencies over time, some of them are likely to fall out of use.

Icon Library Resources - Top 20 Most Popular for 2019

Icons are some of the most-used graphics in web and application design. They’re so commonplace, in fact, that most non-designers take them for granted. For designers, though, icons are more than just graphical afterthoughts. They’re guideposts that lead web visitors and app users through a complex set of interactions with their favorite sites and tools. Such icons might be flat in design terms, but they’re certainly not lifeless. They’re a crucial component of user experience, and designers must pick them with care.

Git Cheat Sheet - a Collection of the Most Useful Commands

Git is the go-to version control tool for most software developers because it allows them to efficiently manage their source code and track file changes while working with a large team. In fact, Git has so many uses that memorizing its various commands can be a daunting task, which is why we’ve created this git cheat sheet. This guide includes an introduction to Git, a glossary of terms and lists of commonly used Git commands.

KeyCDN Launches IPv6 Support

As the amount of devices connecting online continues to grow, so does our need for IP addresses. That’s why the Internet is currently in a transition period of migrating from IPv4 to the newest version of the Internet Protocol: IPv6. Today, we’re excited to announce that KeyCDN now fully supports IPv6! This new version of the Internet protocol has been automatically added to all Zones. What Is IPv6? IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is the latest internet protocol designed to replace IPv4 due to the network shortage of addresses.

How to Remove Unused CSS for Leaner CSS Files

It’s no secret that leaner websites run faster than bloated ones. Don’t let unnecessary CSS weigh down your web projects; use the tools and techniques described below to help you remove unused CSS and improve your website’s overall performance. What is Unused CSS? No matter how experienced you are as a developer, there’s a good chance that your website contains CSS that have no impact on current page elements. For example, frameworks like Bootstrap come with dozens of CSS styles that you probably don’t need.

Using a Secure CDN to Accelerate Your Content

Security is very important to us here at KeyCDN which is why we have various security features to help not only protect your content but also prevent unauthorized access to your CDN account. In this post we’ll go over what makes KeyCDN a secure CDN and which features we provide to increase the security of your content and account. The Importance of Security According to a survey conducted by TeleSign, 40% of users said they had a security incident in the last year, meaning they had an account hacked, password stolen, or were given a notice that their personal information had been compromised.

23 Useful PHP Tools for the Everyday Web Developer

Thanks to its reliable performance, extensive documentation and dedicated user community, PHP is one of the preferred server-side scripting language of many web developers. Consequently, there are so many free and premium PHP tools available online that it’s difficult for developers to determine which ones are worthwhile. Below is a run down of a few useful PHP tools for developers. Best PHP Development Environments 1. PHPStorm PHPStorm streamlines application development by offering integration with relational databases and other PHP tools.