Barry Pollard
@tunetheweb.com
Web Performance Developer Advocate at Google Chrome helping to make the web go faster! All opinions my own.
I’m reminded of my dad wallpapering in the 80s, and reusing leftover pieces to start the next lane. And leaving joins wide enough to be seen from afar.
But the kids’ll never understand that metaphor!
But the kids’ll never understand that metaphor!
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I’m reminded of my dad wallpapering in the 80s, and reusing leftover pieces to start the next lane. And leaving joins wide enough to be seen from afar.
But the kids’ll never understand that metaphor!
But the kids’ll never understand that metaphor!
Fed this straight back to the team who love to hear this sort of feedback! Thank you!
Public design doc if anyone is curious:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Public design doc if anyone is curious:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Debugging CSS Values
Debugging CSS Values Attention: Externally visible, non-confidential Author: Status: Short Link: go/chrome-devtools:debugging-css-values-design Created: / Last Updated: One-page overview Summary ...
docs.google.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Fed this straight back to the team who love to hear this sort of feedback! Thank you!
Public design doc if anyone is curious:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Public design doc if anyone is curious:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Yes! Looking forward to making it along for my first time!
January 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Yes! Looking forward to making it along for my first time!
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Yes! Looking forward to making it along for my first time!
Love the idea! Good things are built from crazy ideas and experimentation!!!
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Love the idea! Good things are built from crazy ideas and experimentation!!!
Oh that is a really interesting idea! Until bytecode caching is more well-defined, standardised, and measurable, I’m not sure I’d use it. Plus fragmentation seems a concern for that. But really interesting idea…
(And no, Compression Dictionaries doesn’t do this—it’s a transport level optimisation).
(And no, Compression Dictionaries doesn’t do this—it’s a transport level optimisation).
December 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Oh that is a really interesting idea! Until bytecode caching is more well-defined, standardised, and measurable, I’m not sure I’d use it. Plus fragmentation seems a concern for that. But really interesting idea…
(And no, Compression Dictionaries doesn’t do this—it’s a transport level optimisation).
(And no, Compression Dictionaries doesn’t do this—it’s a transport level optimisation).