Developing High Performance Websites and Modern Apps with JavaScript and HTML5

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 Has over 15 years of experience in the software industry focusing
on web technologies
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Code Camp, SD West, SD Forum and worldwide User Groups
meetings
 Doris received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Los
Angeles (UCLA)
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Tips & tricks that still work

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User innerHTML to Create your DOM
Use DOM Efficiently

function InsertUsername()
{
document.getElementById('user').innerHTML =
userName;
}

Avoid Inline JavaScript
Efficiently Structure Markup

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function helloWorld() {
alert('Hello World!') ;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
…
</body>
</html>

JSON Always Faster than XML for Data
XML Representation

<!DOCTYPE glossary PUBLIC "DocBook V3.1">
<glossary><title>example glossary</title>
<GlossDiv><title>S</title>
<GlossList>
<GlossEntry ID="SGML" SortAs="SGML">
<GlossTerm>Markup Language</GlossTerm>
<Acronym>SGML</Acronym>
<Abbrev>ISO 8879:1986</Abbrev>
<GlossDef>
<para>meta-markup language</para>
<GlossSeeAlso OtherTerm="GML">
<GlossSeeAlso OtherTerm="XML">
</GlossDef>
<GlossSee OtherTerm="markup">
</GlossEntry>
</GlossList>
</GlossDiv>
</glossary>

JSON Representation
"glossary":{
"title": "example glossary", "GlossDiv":{
"title": "S", "GlossList": {
"GlossEntry": {
"ID": "SGML",
"SortAs": "SGML",
"GlossTerm": "Markup Language",
"Acronym": "SGML",
"Abbrev": "ISO 8879:1986",
"GlossDef": {
"para": "meta-markup language",
"GlossSeeAlso": ["GML", "XML"] },
"GlossSee": "markup" }
}
}
}

Use Native JSON Methods
Write Fast JavaScript

Native JSON Methods
var jsObjStringParsed = JSON.parse(jsObjString);
var jsObjStringBack = JSON.stringify(jsObjStringParsed);

Raw JS code: http://aka.ms/FastJS

Components and control flow

Repeat until neighbors list empty

Arrays

Objects and
properties

Numbers

Memory allocations

Animation loop

Always start with a good profiler

F12 UI Responsiveness Tool

Windows Performance Toolkit
http://aka.ms/WinPerfKit

IE (Pipeline)
DMANIP
Hit Testing
Data
&State

Input

DOM
Tree
1
Networking

Display Tree
1

2

Parsers

3

7
4

5

8

Formatting

9

6

DOM API
& Capabilities

JavaScript

Layout

2
3

7
4

5

8
6

9

Painting

Compositing

Do we expect so much of GC to happen?
GC

What triggers a garbage collection?
•

Every call to new or implicit memory allocation reserves GC memory

•

When the pool is exhausted, engines force a collection

•

Be careful with object allocation patterns in your apps

- Allocations are cheap until current pool is exhausted

- Collections cause program pauses
- Pauses could take milliseconds

- Every allocation brings you closer to a GC pause

Results

•
•

Overall FG GC time reduced to 1/3rd
Raw JavaScript perf improved ~3x

Best practices for staying lean
•
•
•

Avoid unnecessary object creation
Use object pools, when possible
Be aware of allocation patterns
- Setting closures to event handlers
- Dynamically creating DOM (sub) trees
- Implicit allocations in the engine

Internal Type System: Fast Object Types
var p1;
p1.north = 1;
p1.south = 0;

var p2;
p2.south = 0;
p2.north = 1;

Base Type “{}”

Type “{north}”

Type “{north, south}”

Base Type “{}”

north

1

south

0

north

1

south

0

south

0

north

1

Type “{south}”

Type “{south, north}”

Create fast types and avoid type mismatches
Don’t add properties conditionally
function Player(direction) {
if (direction = “NE”) {
this.n = 1;
this.e = 1;
}
else if (direction = “ES”) {
this.e = 1;
this.s = 1;
}
...
}

function Player(north,east,south,west) {
this.n = north;
this.e = east;
this.s = south;
this.w = west;
}

var p1 = new Player(“NE”);
var p2 = new Player(“ES”);

var p1 = new Player(1,1,0,0);//p1 type {n,e,s,w}
var p2 = new Player(0,0,1,1);//p2 type {n,e,s,w}

// p1 type {n,e}
// p2 type {e,s}

p1.type != p2.type

p1.type == p2.type

Create fast types and avoid type mismatches
Don’t default properties on prototypes
function Player(name) {
...
};

Player.prototype.n
Player.prototype.e
Player.prototype.s
Player.prototype.w

=
=
=
=

function
this.n
this.e
this.s
this.w
...
}

null;
null;
null;
null;

Player(name) {
= null;
= null;
= null;
= null;

var p1 = new Player("Jodi");
var p2 = new Player("Mia");

//p1 type{}
//p2 type{}
//p3 type{}

var p2 = new Player("Mia");

//p1 type{n,e,s,w}
//p2 type{n,e,s,w}
//p3 type{n,e,s,w}

p1.n = 1;
p2.e = 1;

//p1 type {n}
//p2 type {e}

p1.n = 1;
p2.e = 1;

//p1 type{n,e,s,w}
//p2 type{n,e,s,w}

p1.type != p2.type != p3.type

p1.type == p2.type == p3.type

Internal Type System: Slower Property Bags
var p1 = new Player(); //prop
bag
p1.north = 1;
p1.south = 1;

Slower Bag “{p1}”

var p2 = new Player(); //prop
bag
p2.north = 1;
p2.south = 1;

Slower Bag “{p2}”

Avoid conversion from fast type to slower property bags
Deleting properties forces conversion

function
this.n
this.e
this.s
this.w
}
var p1 =

Player(north,east,south,west) {
= north;
= east;
= south;
= west;
new Player();

delete p1.n;

function
this.n
this.e
this.s
this.w
}
var p1 =

Player(north,east,south,west) {
= north;
= east;
= south;
= west;

p1.n = 0;

SLOW

new Player();

// or undefined

FAST

Avoid creating slower property bags
Add properties in constructor, restrict total properties

function Player() {
this.prop01 = 1;
this.prop02 = 2;
...
this.prop256 = 256;
...
// Do you need an array?
}

function Player(north,east,south,west) {
this.n = north;
this.e = east;
this.s = south;
this.w = west;
...
// Restrict to few if possible
}

var p1 = new Player();

var p1 = new Player();

SLOW

FAST

Avoid creating slower property bags

Restrict using getters, setters and property descriptors in perf critical paths
function Player(north, east, south, west) {
Object.defineProperty(this, "n", {
get : function() { return nVal; },
set : function(value) { nVal=value; },
enumerable: true, configurable: true
});
Object.defineProperty(this, "e", {
get : function() { return eVal; },
set : function(value) { eVal=value; },
enumerable: true, configurable: true
});
...
}
var p = new Player(1,1,0,0);
var n = p.n;
p.n = 0;
...

SLOW

function
this.n
this.e
this.s
this.w
...
}

Player(north, east, south, west) {
= north;
= east;
= south;
= west;

var p = new Player(1,1,0,0);
var n = p.n;
p.n = 0;
...

FAST

Results
3.8s

•
•

Time in script execution reduced ~30%
Raw JS performance improved ~30%

2.2s

Best practices for fast objects and manipulations

• Create and use fast types
• Keep shapes of objects consistent
• Avoid type mismatches for fast types

Numbers in JavaScript
• All numbers are IEEE 64-bit floating point numbers
- Great for flexibility
- Performance and optimization challenge
31 bits

Object pointer
31 bits

31-bit (tagged) Integers
STACK
FIXED LENGTH, FASTER ACCESS

1 bit

0

1 bit

Boxed

32 bits

Floats
32-bit Integers

32 bits

1

HEAP
VARIABLE LENGTH, SLOWER ACCESS

Use 31-bit integers for faster arithmetic
STACK
var north = 1;

north:
east:

function Player(north, south, east, west)
{
...
}

0x005e4148

south:

var east = "east";
var south = 0.1;
var west = 0x1;

0x00000003

0x005e4160

west:

0x005e4170

HEAP
SLOW

String
“east”

SLOW

Number
SLOW

0.1

var p = new Player(north,south,east,west);

Number

0x005e4148:
0x03 represents 1:

0…01001000
0…00000011

0x1

Avoid creating floats if they are not needed
Fastest way to indicate integer math is |0
var r = 0;

var r = 0;

function doMath(){
var a = 5;
var b = 2;
r = ((a + b) / 2);
}
...
var intR = Math.floor(r);

function doMath(){
var a = 5;
var b = 2;
r = ((a + b) / 2) |0 ;
r = Math.round((a + b) / 2);
}

// r = 3.5

SLOW
STACK
r:

0x005e4148

SLOW

FAST
STACK

HEAP
Number

r:

0x00000007

3.5

r:

0x00000009

// r = 3
// r = 4

Take advantage of type-specialization for arithmetic
Create separate functions for ints and floats; use consistent argument types
function
var dx
var dy
var d2
return
}

var
var
var
var

Distance(p1, p2) {
= p1.x - p2.x;
= p1.y - p2.y;
= dx * dx + dy * dy;
Math.sqrt(d2);

point1
point2
point3
point4

=
=
=
=

{x:10, y:10};
{x:20, y:20};
{x:1.5, y:1.5};
{x:0x0AB, y:0xBC};

Distance(point1, point3);
Distance(point2, point4);

SLOW

function DistanceFloat(p1, p2) {
var dx = p1.x - p2.x;
var dy = p1.y - p2.y;
var d2 = dx * dx + dy * dy;
return Math.sqrt(d2);
}
function DistanceInt(p1,p2) {
var dx = p1.x - p2.x;
var dy = p1.y - p2.y;
var d2 = dx * dx + dy * dy;
return (Math.sqrt(d2) | 0);
}
var point1 = {x:10, y:10};
var point2 = {x:20, y:20};
var point3 = {x:1.5, y:1.5};
var point4 = {x:0x0AB, y:0xBC};
DistanceInt(point1, point2);
DistanceFloat(point3, point4);

FAST

Best practices for fast arithmetic
• Use 31-bit integer math when possible
• Avoid floats if they are not needed
• Design for type specialized arithmetic

Chakra: Array internals
Type: Int Array

01
02
03
04

var a = new Array();
a[0] = 1;
a[1] = 2.3;
a[2] = “str”;

1

Type: Float
Array

1

2.3

Type: Var Array

1

2.3

“str”

Pre-allocate arrays
var a = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
a.push(i + 2);
}

var a = new Array(100);
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
a[i] = i + 2;
}

FAST

SLOW

0

?
0

?+1

??

…

100

For mixed arrays, provide an early hint
Avoid delayed type conversion and copy



a[0] = “hint”;
for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
a[i] = i;
}
...
//operations on the array
...
a[99] = “str”;

SLOW

a[i] = i;
}
...
//operations on the array
...
a[99] = “str”;

FAST

Use Typed Arrays when possible

Avoids tagging of integers and allocating heap space for floats

var value = 5;

var value = 5;

a[0] = value;
a[1] = value / 2;
a[2] = "text";

// 5
- tagged
// 2.5
- boxed
// "text" – var array

var a = new Float64Array(100);
a[0] = value;
// 5
- no tagging required
a[1] = value / 2;
// 2.5 - no boxing required
a[2] = "text";
// 0
var a = new Int32Array(100);
a[0] = value;
// 5 - no tagging required
a[1] = value / 2;
// 2 - no tagging required
a[2] = "text";
// 0

SLOW

FAST

Keep values in arrays consistent
Numeric arrays treated like Typed Arrays internally
var a = [1,0x2,99.1,5];
var b = [0x10,8,9];
function add(a,i,b,j)
{
return a[i] + b[j];
}
add(a,0,b,0);
add(a,1,b,1);

SLOW

//mixed array
//mixed array

var a = [1,5,8,9];
var b = [0x02,0x10,99.1];
array
function add(a,i,b,j)
{
return a[i] + b[j];
}
add(a,0,b,0);
add(a,1,b,1);

FAST

//int array
//float

Keep arrays dense

Deleting elements can force type change and de-optimization
//type int
...
for (var i = 0; i < boardSize; i++) {
matrix[i] = [1,1,0,0];
}

//type int
...
for (var i = 0; i < boardSize; i++) {
matrix[i] = [1,1,0,0];
}

//operating on the array
...
delete matrix[23];
...

...
matrix[23] = 0;
...

SLOW

FAST

Enumerate arrays efficiently

Explicit caching of length avoids repetitive property accesses
var total = 0;

var total = 0;

for (var item in a) {
total += item;
};

cachedLength = a.length;

a.forEach(function(item){
total += item;
});

for (var i = 0; i < cachedLength; i++) {
total += a[i];
}

total += a[i];
}

SLOW

FAST

Best practices for using arrays efficiently

•
•
•
•
•

Pre-allocate arrays
Keep array type consistent
Use typed arrays when possible
Keep arrays dense
Enumerate arrays efficiently

Avoid chattiness with the DOM
...
//for each rotation
document.body.game.getElementById(elID).classList.remove(oldClass)
document.body.game.getElementById(elID).classList.add(newClass)
...

JavaScript

var element = document.getElementById(elID).classList;

JavaScript

//for each rotation
element.remove(oldClass)
element.add(newClass)
...

DOM

DOM

Avoid automatic conversions of DOM values
Values from DOM are strings by default

this.boardSize = document.getElementById("benchmarkBox").value;
for (var i = 0; i < this.boardSize; i++) {
“25”
for (var j = 0; j < this.boardSize; j++) {
“25”
...
}
}

//this.boardSize is

SLOW

//this.boardSize is

this.boardSize = parseInt(document.getElementById("benchmarkBox").value);
for (var i = 0; i < this.boardSize; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j < this.boardSize; j++) {
...
}
}

//this.boardSize is 25
//this.boardSize is 25

FAST

(25% marshalling cost
reduction in init function)

Paint as much as your users can see
Align timers to display frames

requestAnimationFrame(animate);
setInterval(animate, 0);
setTimeout(animate, 0);

MORE WORK

setInterval(animate, 1000 / 60);
setTimeout(animate, 1000 / 60);

LESS WORK

Results

Save CPU cycles
setTimeout(animate,

75%

0);

requestAnimationFrame(animate);

65%

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Splash screen

New host
process

App visible

Loading and
parsing
of
HTML, JS, CSS

Ready for
user

Windows Runtime
"activated" event
"DOMContentLoaded" event
Navigation
Tile click

Splash screen

App visible

App ready to use

• Can I eliminate work entirely?
• Can I optimize existing work?
• Can I defer work, or perform it in parallel?

Loading and Parsing: Package Locally

Optimize your landing Page: Use Local Data

MIME Type: text/cache-manifest

twitter #devcamp

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Optimize landing page: Load only what you need
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