712: Lazy Loading the Web with Scott Jehl

About this episode

Chris Coyier and Scott Jehl discuss advancements in lazy loading on the web and its implications for performance optimization.

Show DescriptionChris Coyier and Scott Jehl discuss the recent advancements in lazy loading on the web, the process of standardization, browser support, and the future of web performance optimization. Listen on WebsiteGuestsScott JehlGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialTech lead of the Performance & Accessibility Team at Squarespace. Links Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer YouTube Embeds are Bananas Heavy and it's Fixable – Frontend Masters Blog How To Use Standard HTML Video & Audio Lazy-Loading on the Web Today — Squarespace Engineering Blog Squarespace & Web Standards: How We Helped Bring HTML Video & Audio Lazy Loading to Today's Browsers — Squarespace Engineering Blog web-platform-tests documentation — web-platform-tests documentation SponsorsSanityThe back-end built for AI content operations. Power web, mobile, and agentic applications at scale. Start building with an extended 60-day trial.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Coyier

Guest: Scott Jehl

Topics covered

• lazy loading
• web performance
• browser support
• standardization
• web optimization

Keywords

• lazy loading
• web performance
• browser support
• optimization
• web standards

Sponsors

Sanity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Squarespace, Squarespace Engineering Blog, web-platform-tests

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