Drupal 11.4 reduced database queries and cache i/o around 50% compared to Drupal 11.0 as well as various front end performance improvements. This session will explain how we got there and give you tips for applying these techniques to your own site.

Prerequisite

Ether a good understanding of web performance / application monitoring or a good understanding of Drupal development.

Target Audience

Technical audience

Outline

A deep dive into recent performance improvements in Drupal core. Dynamic page cache improvements, Fibers etc.

Learning Objectives

Attendees should leave with a better understanding of Drupal's caching, rendering and other layers, and some ideas on how to apply performance tests (and possibly profiling tools like xhprof) to their own contrib or client projects.

Experience level
Advanced