The Story of Creating an Amazing Homepage After Continuously Challenging Abe Hiroshi's Homepage

My quest to create a website faster than Hiroki Abe’s (self-proclaimed fastest) led to the creation of a truly high-performance website.

Technology Stack Selection

Choosing Astro + Alpine.js

---
// Astro Islands Architecture
import Hero from '../components/Hero.astro';
import ContactForm from '../components/ContactForm.vue';
---

<Layout title="Ultra Fast Website">
  <Hero />
  <!-- JavaScript loaded only where needed -->
  <ContactForm client:load />
</Layout>

Image Optimization Strategy

<!-- Serving images in AVIF format -->
<picture>
  <source srcset="hero-480w.avif 480w, hero-800w.avif 800w" type="image/avif">
  <source srcset="hero-480w.webp 480w, hero-800w.webp 800w" type="image/webp">
  <img src="hero-800w.jpg" alt="Hero image" loading="lazy">
</picture>

Performance Optimization Results

• Lighthouse Score: 100/100/100/100
• First Contentful Paint: 0.3 seconds
• Largest Contentful Paint: 0.5 seconds
• Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

Cache-Control Strategy

// Firebase Hosting configuration
{
  "headers": [
    {
      "source": "**/*.@(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|webp|avif)",
      "headers": [
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "max-age=31536000, immutable"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

This challenge taught me the importance of user experience-focused web design, going beyond just speed.

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