performance
This is the performance tag archive on Will's Journal: every published post that shares this tag, listed in one place.
It is a collection page, not a topic essay — scan the cluster here instead of filtering the full journal index.
Which posts are tagged performance?
Websites Hero Video Only Earns Its Keep When the Poster Carries LCP
Hero video only earns its keep when the poster carries LCP, mobile stays still, and autoplay stays muted — otherwise ship stills plus disciplined motion.
Websites Motion Systems That Ship: GSAP, Scroll, and the Budget That Keeps Them Alive
Award reels lie. Ship GSAP on a transform-only budget, tear down every trigger, and treat reduced-motion as a designed cut—not a late CSS kill switch.
Websites Motion That Survives Production
Every award-winning site is fast in the case study and janky on a mid-range Android. Here is what actually holds up once real users arrive.
Websites Lighthouse 90+ Without Killing the Design
Keep cinema-grade brand design and still hit strong Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals on real phones. Treat 90 as a tradeoff, not a chase for a perfect 100.
Websites Is autoplay hero video bad for Core Web Vitals
Autoplay hero video is often bad for Core Web Vitals. Poster must win LCP, muted is not a pass, and phones must not download the loop if p75 is to hold.
What should you know about this tag archive?
What is this tag archive?
This is the performance tag archive on Will's Journal: every published post that shares this tag, listed in one place.
Is this a guide to the topic, or a list of posts?
A list of posts. This page is a collection, not a topic essay — the 5 posts below are the performance cluster on Will's Journal.