state of http in 2022

see also: Latency Budget · Platform Risk

context shard

Cloudflare’s report mapped how protocol choices and traffic patterns shape performance at scale (source). The web is measured as a system, not a black box.

signal stack

• Protocol adoption directly impacts user experience.
• Reliability is now a baseline expectation.
• Latency remains a competitive advantage.
• Visibility data complements this in Cached Chrome Top Million Websites.

take line

Performance decisions are product decisions once users can feel them.

link trail

This connects to Cached Chrome Top Million Websites and Log4Shell and the Ops Tax and Exchange Server Hacks.

open loop

Which performance costs are still hidden from product teams?