---
title: "Issue 34: The latest Web operations, scaling, and performance news"
publication: "StatusCode Weekly"
issue: 34
published_at: "2015-09-30"
canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/34"
---

WebOps Weekly 34   . 

The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/34) 

[![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 34 — September 30, 2015     

[nginScript: NGINX to Get a JS-based Scripting Language](https://www.nginx.com/blog/launching-nginscript-and-looking-ahead/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news tools 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. NGINX [Supercharged: A New Web Performance Video Series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obtCN3Goaw4&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video 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.](http://www.theguardian.com/uk) YouTube [Otto: The Successor to Vagrant](https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/otto.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) 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. HashiCorp [Professional private code hosting for developers & teams](https://www.codebasehq.com/t/webopsweekly) 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. Codebasesponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/a931e25d.png)](https://www.codebasehq.com/t/webopsweekly) [Uber Goes Unconventional: Using Driver Phones as a Backup Datacenter](http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/9/21/uber-goes-unconventional-using-driver-phones-as-a-backup-dat.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Uber stores enough state on drivers’ own phones that if a datacenter failover occurs trip information isn’t lost on the failover. High Scalability [Slate Is Taking Steps to Reduce Its Page Load Time by 75 Percent](http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/09/slate-is-taking-steps-to-reduce-its-page-load-time-by-75-percent/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Dan Check discusses how Slate plans to speed up its site, results its already had, and how it’s thinking about ad blockers. Nieman Journalism Lab [Cookies Can Facilitate Attacks On Secure Web Sites](https://thestack.com/security/2015/09/24/cookies-can-render-secure-websites-vulnerable-in-all-modern-browsers/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) CERT have issued a directive notifying that cookies can be used to allow remote attackers to bypass HTTPS and reveal private session information. Martin Anderson [Why Performance Matters: The Perception Of Time](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/09/why-performance-matters-the-perception-of-time/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Denys Mishunov looks at the more psychological aspects of time and how it relates to performance and users’ expectations on the Web. Smashing Magazine [Do Not Let Your CDN Betray You: Use Subresource Integrity](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/09/subresource-integrity-in-firefox-43/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion “Using a new specification called Subresource Integrity, a website can include JavaScript that will stop working if it has been modified.” Mozilla Hacks Jobs [Want to work on new projects? Make more money? Try a new stack? Relocate?](https://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=webopsweekly&utm_campaign=n-sept03_15-webopsweeklyspons&utm_content=indemand) On Hired, we'll bring the options to you. With over 2,000 pre-screened tech companies in 10 cities in the US & UK, you'll be sure to find what you're looking for. Join Hired today. Hired.​com In brief [A Linux Botnet Is Launching Crippling DDoS Attacks in Excess of 150Gbps](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2987580/security/a-linux-botnet-is-launching-crippling-ddos-attacks-at-more-than-150gbps.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email#tk.rss_all) news PC World [Perceptual Image Compression at Flickr](http://code.flickr.net/2015/09/25/perceptual-image-compression-at-flickr/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news A bit light on implementation details but Flickr has been trying hard to reduce file sizes without affecting photo quality. Flickr [Stop The Spam in Google Analytics with 2 Filters](http://www.ohow.co/what-is-referrer-spam-how-stop-it-guide/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Ohow [Scaling Microservices with Docker Compose, Interlock, and HAProxy/NGINX](https://bitcontainer.wordpress.com/2015/09/18/scaling-microservices-with-docker-compose-interlock-and-haproxynginx/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Bitcontainer [How to Create a Policy That Whitelists Access to Sensitive Amazon S3 Buckets](http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/security/post/Tx14BCDOC9WO5R4/How-to-Create-a-Policy-That-Whitelists-Access-to-Sensitive-Amazon-S3-Buckets?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Amazon [How we Built an Infinitely Scalable Malware Detector](http://www.scalescale.com/how-we-built-an-infinitely-scalable-malware-detector/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) ScaleScale [Linux Networking, Tracing and IO Visor, a New Systems Performance Tool for a Distributed World](http://thenewstack.io/comparing-dtrace-iovisor-new-systems-performance-platform-advance-linux-networking-virtualization/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) The New Stack [What Apple's Mandate of HTTPS in iOS 9 Means For You](https://packetzoom.com/blog/what-apples-mandate-of-https-in-ios-9-means-for-you.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) PacketZoom [Comparing HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 on Aircraft WiFi](https://www.symfony.fi/entry/comparing-http-2-on-aircraft-wifi?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video A developer was on a flight so decided to do a live test which was filmed here. Symfony Finland [Performance Testing Web Applications with Manas Maheshwari](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/Performance-Testing-Web-Applications-with-Manas-Maheshwari?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video Scott Hanselman talks to Manas Maheshwari about a new web performance testing tool in Azure. Channel 9 [Beautiful website monitoring, simple and inexpensive](https://updown.io/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools A modern HTTP(S) monitoring service, where you only pay for what you use. Provides uptime performance reports, SSL cert validation, public status page, SMS alerts and more. Updown.​iosponsored [Beluga: CLI to Deploy Docker Containers On A Single Server](https://github.com/cortexmedia/Beluga?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools Beluga enables you to quickly draft deployment scripts that will provide you with all the flexibility needed to quickly launch new projects using Docker. Cortex [URL Meta: Access Meta Info of Any URL](https://urlmeta.org/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools urlmeta [Traefik: A Modern HTTP Reverse Proxy and Load Balancer](https://github.com/EmileVauge/traefik?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools code Made to deploy microservices easily. Supports several backends for automatic and dynamic configuration (including Docker, Mesos, and Etcd). Emile Vauge [Compare Speed Tests between 2 Different Websites](http://webdesignledger.com/dareboost-comparison-speed-test?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools Jake Rocheleau    [Read this issue on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/34) [See our archives](http://webopsweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*)  [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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