Building a Lightning-Fast Web App from Scratch: Lessons Learned (Web Dev)

[gxianfranko]

**Title:** Building a Lightning-Fast Web App from Scratch: Lessons Learned (Web Dev)

Hey fellow devs. I just wrapped up a project where we built a web app from scratch, focusing heavily on performance and speed. I'm gonna share some key takeaways and lessons learned, from setting up our server architecture to optimizing database queries - any questions or similar experiences to share, let's dive in!

 

[danaforevr1]

Just skimmed through the post and the emphasis on using a state management library like Redux really resonated with me. We've been using it on a personal project and it's been a lifesaver when it comes to scalability. Glad to see others sharing their experiences with it.

 

[NeroZxG]

just finished building my own app on top of Strapi and I gotta say, the performance boost from using GraphQL is insane. Also, anyone know any good dev tools for monitoring network latency in real-time?

 

[Влад1230303]

Cool thread. I'll be following this to see some actual code examples, hoping they'll be on a smaller scale though - building a web app from scratch can be a huge undertaking. Anyone know if there's a specific framework they used?

 

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[alli]

Hey man, just wanted to chime in - what kind of framework were you guys using? I've had some decent success with Next.js for building fast web apps, but I'm always looking for new tools to try out.

 

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[night-day]

Thanks for sharing your insights, @developer123! Learned a thing or two from your experience on optimizing database queries and caching. Can you share more about your approach to handling concurrent requests with multiple workers?

 

[popapopa]

Yeah I completely agree with the OP on using caching to boost performance, I've seen some projects that went from 5ms response times to under 1ms just by implementing Redis cache properly. Another thing that's worth mentioning is using static site generation with a service worker for lightning-fast load times.