Bethany Chobanian Lang 3:38 pm on October 25, 2022
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Performance Chat Summary: 25 October 2022

Meeting agenda here and the full chat log is available beginning here on Slack.

Announcements

Focus area updates

  • @mxbclang: Results of focus area updates vote
    • Added new Database focus area – see GH label and Project
    • Renamed JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/. focus area to JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. & CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. – see GH label and Project
    • Removed Site Health focus area – added “LEGACY” to GH label and Project and moved all active issues to an appropriate new focus area
    • Working on adding a list of focus areas to the Handbook
    • Call for leads for Database – @olliejones volunteered! Will update GH accordingly

Images

@adamsilverstein @mikeschroder

GitHub project

Feedback requested

Object Cache

@tillkruess @spacedmonkey

GitHub project

  • No updates

Feedback requested

Measurement

N/A

GitHub project

  • We’re seeking 1-2 POCs for this group; if you’re interested, please comment here or pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.
  • @mxbclang: Work continuing on defining the PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party Checker plugin and getting close to engineering; more updates soon

Feedback requested

JS & CSS

@aristath @sergiomdgomes

GitHub project

  • No updates

Feedback requested

Database

@olliejones

GitHub project

  • No updates

Feedback requested

Infrastructure

@flixos90

GitHub project

  • @flixos90: Planning to get back to the Server-Timing APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. work this week and reviewing focus area updates in https://github.com/WordPress/performance/pull/566 today

Feedback requested

Open Floor

  • @flixos90: Identified and validated the main cause of the regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. with @spacedmonkey and it has been fixed. Will run another iteration of the same analysis for 6.1-RC3 today or tomorrow to verify that results have improved.
    • @olliejones: What was it?
    • @flixos90: Was caused by a bug in https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39210. Research has not yet been published as wanted to see how the situation evolves, but fair to say that we got the perfect outcome and it shows how important performance analyses are. Will write a summary with concrete numbers up next week and publish after 6.1 launch.

Our next chat will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 12pm EDT in the #core-performance channel in Slack.

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