---
title: "Issue 4: The latest Web operations, scaling, and performance news"
publication: "StatusCode Weekly"
issue: 4
published_at: "2015-03-04"
canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/4"
---

WebOps Weekly 4   . 

The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/4) 

[![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 4 — March 4, 2015     

[Google To Bring Mobile-Friendly Factors To Search Rankings in April](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-mobile-friendly-search-ranking-factors-19926.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) The “mobile-friendliness” of a site will become a ranking factor in mobile search results on Google in April. Search Engine Roundtable [HTTP2 for Front-End Web Developers](https://mattwilcox.net/web-development/http2-for-front-end-web-developers?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion The best practices of HTTP 1.x are harmful in a HTTP/2 world says Matt Wilcox. Matt Wilcox [The State of Connectivity 2014 [PDF\]](https://fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/state-of-connectivity1.pdf?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) A report on global Internet access that looks at the state, speed, cost, and issues of Internet access across the world. Clearly presented, informative and easy to understand. internet.​org [Introducing the first ops platform for developers](https://opbeat.com/?campaign=webopsweekly&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=webopsweekly100) Performance metrics, error logging, release tracking and mobile alerts in one killer tool. When an error happens, Opbeat will show you the code that is breaking, who wrote it, and how it is affecting performance. **WebOps Weekly readers get $100 credit.** Opbeatsponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/f0f9acd6.png)](https://opbeat.com/?campaign=webopsweekly&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=webopsweekly100) [Phusion Passenger 5.0.1 Released (Now Officially Ready for Production)](https://blog.phusion.nl/2015/03/04/phusion-passenger-5-0-1-released/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) The popular Ruby, Python and Node.js application server takes a big step forward with version 5. Phusion [Designing for Performance: Can We Have It All?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BNH1ixbw7E&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video 30 minutes of panel discussion followed by 30 minutes of Q&A featuring Lara Hogan, Scott Jehl, Yesenia Perez-Cruz, and Mat Marquis. YouTube [Where to Store your JSON Web Tokens - Cookies vs HTML5 Web Storage](https://stormpath.com/blog/where-to-store-your-jwts-cookies-vs-html5-web-storage/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion JWTs are an authentication mechanism that give you a structured way to declare users and what they can access. Stormpath [15 SEO Best Practices for Structuring URLs](http://moz.com/blog/15-seo-best-practices-for-structuring-urls?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Rand Fishkin advocates using a single domain and subdomain, canonicalizing URLs, using hyphens, and more. Moz [Google's New "Slow" Label Could Change How We Tackle Web Performance](http://www.webperformancetoday.com/2015/02/25/google-new-slow-label-web-performance/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Google is experimenting with a label shown against search results for sites it deems as ‘slow’. Tammy Everts Jobs [Get connected directly with 80+ VC backed startup founders in NYC.](http://underdog.io/?utm_campaign=jumpstart_your_search&utm_medium=newsletter_sponsorship&utm_source=webopsweekly) Jumpstart the search for your dream job without using recruiters. There's no hand-holding or middlemen. We're a completely closed network: no candidate info is public, so your job search is private. Apply in 60 seconds. Underdog In brief [Docker Machine Beta: A Tool to Go From Zero-to-Docker in Seconds](https://blog.docker.com/2015/02/announcing-docker-machine-beta/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Essentially high speed provisioning of Docker. Docker [​No Reboot Patching Comes to Linux 4.0](http://www.zdnet.com/article/no-reboot-patching-comes-to-linux-4-0/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news ZDNet [Instart Logic Introduces Machine Learning Technology To Speed Up Websites](http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2015/02/24/instart-logic-introduces-machine-learning-technology-to-speed-up-websites/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Tech that essentially works out the minimal code to send and in which order to get faster rendering. Forbes [WebRTC Requires Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) Starting in Firefox 38](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/02/webrtc-requires-perfect-forward-secrecy-pfs-starting-in-firefox-38/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Mozilla Hacks [Optimise Typekit for Mobile and Improve Your Page Insights Score](http://www.creativenightly.com/2015/02/Optimising-Typekit-for-mobile-devices/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Two things you can do to improve your site’s mobile performance when using Typekit. Creative Nightly [Guide to Automating A Multi-Tiered App Securely On AWS with Docker and Terraform](https://www.airpair.com/aws/posts/ntiered-aws-docker-terraform-guide?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial AirPair [Should You Stay with HTTP/1 or Move to HTTP/2?](https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/f5-friday-should-you-stay-with-http1-or-move-to-http2?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Lori MacVittie [The 10 Most Common Web App Performance Problems](http://devops.sys-con.com/node/3304636?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Tim Hinds [Wired's Director of Engineering on the New WIRED.com](http://www.wired.com/2015/03/wired-dot-com-from-the-devs/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion A quick explanation of the technical processes and tools behind the new Wired site. Wired [From A Ruby Monolith to Microservices in Go, Lessons Learned](https://sourcegraph.com/blog/live/gopherconindia/112656568167?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Niket Patel [A 14 Minute Introduction to Ansible](http://www.rubytreesoftware.com/resources/ansible-introduction?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video The server configuration, orchestration and deployment tool. Ruby Tree Software [localFont: Using localStorage for Web Font Caching](https://github.com/jaicab/localFont?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code HTTP caching can be slower than localStorage so caching fonts there is an interesting idea. Jaime Caballero    [Read this issue on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/4) [See our archives](http://webopsweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*)  [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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