Todd H. Gardner

CertKit launched as a commercial product today.

I recently recorded a video showing how I set up TrackJS JavaScript Error Monitoring on CertKit, our new certificate lifecycle management tool entering beta.

A few years back, I gave a conference talk called “Build vs Buy: Software Systems at Jurassic Park” where I argued that the real villain wasn’t the velociraptors or the T-Rex—it was Dennis Nedry’s custom software.

We were so preoccupied with whether we could, we didn’t stop to think if we should.

Let me save you $150 and some disappointment: press releases for SEO don’t work.

I was recently approved as an author for Hackernoon!

Here’s another great snippet from my appearance on Henri Helvetica’s SPDY Podcast where we talked about Web Performance.

Here’s a fantastic snippet from my appearance on Henri Helvetica’s SPDY Podcast where we talked about Web Performance.

Your app works everywhere except that one customer’s corporate network.

I was a guest on Henri Helvetica’s SPDY Stream Podcast.

A lot of people still rely on GTMetrix to test website speed, but here’s the problem: Synthetic tests don’t measure real-world performance.

Images are essential for modern websites—they make content engaging, visually appealing, and more clickable.

If you’ve noticed your website feeling sluggish or unresponsive—especially during animations—you might be running into Long Animation Frames (LoAFs).

Recorded live from Speyside Scotland, right after NDC London 2023 and PubConf.

The first of (hopefully) a new series of video updates about the web, observability, and my businesses.

I wanted a device for working from the Pub.

I just purchased a new 2015 Macbook Pro, which is fantastic.

I’ve recently setup a Google Apps account for TrackJS.

I have a hundred things I should be doing right now.