List virtualization (also called Windowing) is a front-end performance optimization technique that renders only the visible list items in the viewport, rather than all items in the list. The benefit of a virtualized list is the reduced amount of DOM nodes to render, yielding faster load time and less memory used.
I came across this book Advanced React by Nadia Makarevich one day and decided to give it a try. It turns out to be such a wonderful read! This book is informative and contains lots of code examples to help wrap your head around complex ideas. I decided to write down some reading notes for future references.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) occurs when attackers trick users into performing unintended actions on a website where they are already authenticated.
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) happens when attackers are able to inject scripts into a website through its vulnerabilities. There are three types of XSS attacks. Today we will look into simple examples to get a basic idea of how these attacks work and ways to mitigate them.
There are many different aspects to consider in order to improve a website’s SEO. So I spent quite some time researching and make this checklist to make optimizing SEO faster and easier in the future.
Caching plays a crucial role in optimizing performance. By setting cache control headers for your resources, you can define specific caching policies for browsers to follow. Effective caching eliminates the need for browsers to re-fetch resources that are not modified, reducing bandwidth usage and improving load speed.