1/ Are SPAs still the best choice for your site?
@csswizardry.com predicts a shift away from SPAs in 2025, as modern browser APIs like View Transitions and Speculation Rules make MPAs a more efficient choice for fast, smooth browsing. 🧵👇
#WebPerf #SPAs #MPAs #SpeculationRules

1/ Is compression about to get a major upgrade?
@stoyan.me predicts "compression dictionaries everywhere" by 2025. By storing common elements once and sending only the unique parts, we can drastically reduce transfer times. Will you be integrating this? #WebPerf #Compression 🧵👇

1/ 🚀 2025 Web Performance Prediction 5: The ChatGPT Challenge
"Customer chat windows powered by ChatGPT will be more prevalent, but they’re unlikely to be implemented in a performant way." – Daniel Gayle, Technical Architect, Performance at Shopify 🧵👇

1/ 🚀 Prediction 4: AI Takes Over Performance Optimization

@screenspan.net predicts "AI will play an even bigger role in how we surf, build, debug, and optimize the web"

Let’s dive into the key insights for 2025. 🧵👇

@tunetheweb.com and Tsvetan Stoychev predict that 2025 may bring better Core Web Vitals support across all platforms. It’s an exciting possibility for improving performance consistency for all users. 🌍

#WebPerf #CoreWebVitals #INP #SafariPerformance

1/ Lab tests ≠ real user experiences.
@SiaKWeb and @KarlijnLowik predict 2025 will be the year RUM becomes the standard for understanding real-world performance. Synthetic tests miss what users feel, RUM doesn’t. 🧵 ⬇️
#WebPerf #RUM #CoreWebVitals

1/ 🚨 Is 2025 the year we crack INP for SPAs?
Soft navigations often hide input delays that degrade UX in SPAs. INP helps uncover these issues, making smooth interactions non-negotiable.
@tunetheweb.com & @kurtextrem.de predict 2025 is INP’s year.
Are you prepared? 🧵👇

1/ 🚀 Kicking off a series on 7 key web performance trends for 2025, featuring insights from experts in the performance community. Stay tuned for the deep dive! 🧵 👇

An additional tip: After the user has spotted the problematic LCP element, they can use the AI assistance to ask how the performance of the element can be improved, so you don't only find the problems with the DevTools, but now have the means to solve them as well 🤩

This makes the need to better understand and measure Safari performance even more crucial as we are blind to the performance of 1/3 of the mobile users, while we see that for the other 2/3 we are doing worse that we thought back in 2023.
Make sure you check this thread: bsky.app/profile/nico...

Reading through the #WebAlmanac this week, one thing is clear: the need for innovation in mobile #webperf is growing. 📱
INP gives a clearer view of user experience, revealing that while desktop metrics remain steady, mobile performance for top sites (10K–1M) has dipped.