HTTP/2

tool 7 connections

Recommended as an easy ~20% performance win over HTTP/1.1 with a one-line nginx config change. Works best with a single connection per origin (unlike HTTP/1.1, which benefited from 6–8 parallel connections — an argument against multi-CDN setups). Supports server push.

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talk Better WebPerformance with Rails

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HTTP/2 tool

Recommends enabling HTTP/2 for ~20% gain.

takeaway Switch on HTTP/2

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HTTP/2 tool

Recommendation about enabling HTTP/2.

takeaway CDN is not always the answer

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HTTP/2 tool

HTTP/2's single-connection preference informs the CDN trade-off.

talk No-build Utopia: Modern User Experiences with Rails & Web Standards

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HTTP/2 tool

HTTP/2 support motivated moving from concatenated Sprockets bundles to import maps.

person Stefan Wintermeyer

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HTTP/2 tool

Recommends enabling HTTP/2 for a ~20% boost.

tool Import Maps

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HTTP/2 tool

Import maps exploit HTTP/2's low per-file overhead to replace bundling/concatenation.

tool gRPC

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HTTP/2 tool

gRPC is built on top of HTTP/2 for multiplexed streaming.

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Created in: Better WebPerformance with Rails — Stefan Wintermeyer at ... 2026-04-17 16:18
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