Success At Scale (Pre-Release)

Success at Scale is a curated collection of best-practice case studies capturing how production sites of different sizes tackle performance, accessibility, capabilities, and developer experience at scale. Case studies are from industry experts with guidance that stands the test of time.
High-quality hardcover. Curated by Addy Osmani. Cover art by Espen Brunborg. Print and eBook shipping in fall 2023.
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“In his illustrious engineering career, Addy Osmani is one of very few who has untangled the Gordian Knot of web development. He’s been able to confront the complex parts and condense them into a series of books, from JavaScript Patterns to Image Optimization. Success At Scale is yet another display of Addy’s acumen, sharing consequential case studies by web professionals for web professionals of all ilks to apply in their enterprise environments.”
About The Book
Success at Scale is a curated collection of best-practice case studies capturing how production sites of different sizes tackle performance, accessibility, capabilities, and developer experience at scale. Case studies are from industry experts with guidance that stands the test of time.
Join Addy Osmani, your curator, as we dive into a nuanced look at several key topics that will teach you tips and tricks that may help you optimize your own sites. The book will also include short interviews with each contributor on what additional lessons, challenges, and tips they have to share some time after each case study was written.
High-quality hardcover. Curated by Addy Osmani. Cover art by Espen Brunborg. Print and eBook shipping in fall 2023.

Print + eBook
$ 34.50 $ 44.00Quality hardcover. Free worldwide shipping, starting fall 2023.
100 days money-back-guarantee.
eBook
DRM-free, of course. ePUB, Kindle, PDF. Available in fall 2023.
Included with your Smashing Membership.
Download PDF, ePUB, Kindle.
Thanks for being smashing! ❤️
Table of Contents
- Performance
- Includes examples of measuring, budgeting, optimizing, and monitoring performance, in addition to tips for building a performance culture.
- Capabilities
- This section is about bridging the gap between native capabilities and the modern web. You’ll explore web apps, native apps, and progressive web applications.
- Accessibility
- Accessibility makes web apps viable for diverse users, including people with temporary or permanent disabilities. Most of us will have a disability at some point in our lives, and these case studies show how we can make the web work for all of us.
- Developer Experience
- This section is about building a project environment and culture that encourage support, growth, and problem-solving within teams. Strong teams build great projects!

About The Author
Addy Osmani is an engineering leader working on Google Chrome. He leads up Chrome’s Developer Experience organization, helping reduce the friction for developers to build great user experiences.

Print + eBook
$ 34.50 $ 44.00Quality hardcover. Free worldwide shipping, starting fall 2023.
100 days money-back-guarantee.
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Included with your Smashing Membership.
Download PDF, ePUB, Kindle.
Thanks for being smashing! ❤️
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