Bringing scripting into NGINX's configuration files opens up a lot of opportunities, but at the core makes configuration more convenient and operations more efficient.

Google’s Paul Lewis has launched a new video series where he takes a look at the performance of submitted sites and finds ways in which they can be improved. In this first outing, he looks at The Guardian.

Vagrant is a popular tool for creating and configuring VMs, but not content with sticking there, Hashicorp is unveiling a even more useful successor with a bigger focus on microservices.

Codebase offers fast and reliable hosting for Git, HG and SVN repos with project management built-in. 50% off first 3 months with code RUBYWEEKLY.

Uber stores enough state on drivers’ own phones that if a datacenter failover occurs trip information isn’t lost on the failover.

Dan Check discusses how Slate plans to speed up its site, results its already had, and how it’s thinking about ad blockers.

CERT have issued a directive notifying that cookies can be used to allow remote attackers to bypass HTTPS and reveal private session information.

Denys Mishunov looks at the more psychological aspects of time and how it relates to performance and users’ expectations on the Web.

“Using a new specification called Subresource Integrity, a website can include JavaScript that will stop working if it has been modified.”