NGINX has major skin in this game, but there are many generally useful tips here, including using a reverse proxy server, caching, and HTTP/2.

A fast load balancing HTTP(S) router for deploying microservices. Services provide one or more host/path prefixes and Fabio live-updates the routing table every time a service becomes (un-)available.

Heroku has open sourced Vegur, the proxy library that handles routing in Heroku’s stack. It’s written in Erlang.

Line-by-line coverage reports stats to spot gaps where bugs hide. Get notified when coverage changes on your projects. Can't use cloud services? See Coveralls Enterprise. Always free for open-source we are looking for skilled devs to join the revolution.

A quick why and how behind NPR’s latest efforts to speed up their site.

A quick high level comparison of HTTP 1 and HTTP/2.

Copy/pastable SSL configurations that provide strong SSL Security for all modern browsers, helping you get an A+ on the SSL Labs Test.

WebP is an image format developed by Google that can provide both lossless and lossy compression. It can trump both PNG and JPEG on size at a similar quality, but Firefox, IE and Safari don’t yet support it.