Frontmania

October 7, 2026
Utrecht, The Netherlands
https://frontmania.com

Warp Pipes and Prefetching: Navigating the Web at Mario Speed

Long wait times are the "Bowser" of the good user experience. Even if your site looks great, slow transitions or blank loading screens can make users feel like they’ve fallen down a bottomless pit. But what if your website could predict the future, stay resilient offline, and move between pages as smoothly as a Warp Pipe?

In this session, we’ll explore the "Power-Up" trio of modern web development:

• Speculation Rules API: See how prefetching and prerendering can load pages before users click.

• Service Workers: Find out how to build a caching layer so your assets are always ready, even when the network is out of "lives".

• View Transition API: Use animations to help users move smoothly through your "world map" with ease.

We’ll break down the technical plumbing required to make these APIs work nicely together. You will leave this session with the cheat codes needed to deliver a fast, seamless experience that will have your users saying, "Mamma Mia, that’s fast!"

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