# applying

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## 6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Applying To That Job

DevFeed: [6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Applying To That Job](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/6-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-applying-to-that-job-35229.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://jes.al/2024/07/6-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-applying-to-that-job/>)

Author: jesalg

Published: 2024-07-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Jesal Gadhia](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jesal-gadhia.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>)

Tags: [applying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applying.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [coaching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coaching.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [interview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interview.md>), [job-search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job-search.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>)

### AI overview

The article recommends using a premortem to anticipate why a job application might be rejected. It presents six questions about fit, including whether an applicant's expertise matches the company's size and whether they can work effectively within the team structure and style.

### Source excerpt

The current job market is overflowing with competition, put yourself in better stead for meeting the job spec by asking yourself these 6 questions before applying.

## How to Reduce Layout Reflow When Using Web Fonts

DevFeed: [How to Reduce Layout Reflow When Using Web Fonts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-reduce-layout-reflow-when-using-web-fonts-29311.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://material.io/blog/reduce-reflow-with-web-fonts>)

Published: 2021-09-09T09:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Material.io - Material Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/material-io-material-design.md>)

Topics: [Font](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/font.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [applying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applying.md>), [best](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experience.md>), [fonts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fonts.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/layout.md>), [loading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/loading.md>), [practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/practices.md>), [reduce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reduce.md>), [user](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>), [using](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/using.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [web-fonts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-fonts.md>)

### AI overview

This article explains how applying font-loading best practices can reduce layout reflow when using web fonts and improve the user experience.

### Source excerpt

Applying best practices for font loading can help improve the user experience

## Using Material Density on the Web

DevFeed: [Using Material Density on the Web](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-material-density-on-the-web-29284.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://material.io/blog/material-density-web>)

Published: 2020-01-16T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Material.io - Material Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/material-io-material-design.md>)

Topics: [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [application](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application.md>), [applying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applying.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [using](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/using.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

### AI overview

A hands-on guide to applying default, comfortable, and compact density settings to a web application.

### Source excerpt

A hands-on guide to applying default, comfortable, and compact density to your application

## Post-Mortem: Applied Image Optimization

DevFeed: [Post-Mortem: Applied Image Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/post-mortem-applied-image-optimization-31271.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nystudio107.com/blog/image-optimization-project-results>)

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2016-12-07T18:11:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nystudio107-articles-on-modern-web-development.md>)

Topics: [Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimization.md>), [Image](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/image.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>)

Tags: [applying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applying.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarking.md>), [image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image.md>), [loading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/loading.md>), [optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optimization.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [post-mortem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/post-mortem.md>), [post-mortems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/post-mortems.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>), [results](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/results.md>), [shows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shows.md>), [speed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speed.md>), [strategies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategies.md>), [website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/website.md>)

### AI overview

This project post-mortem describes applying image optimization techniques to improve website loading performance. Lazy-loading below-the-fold images, responsive server-side image processing, progressive JPEGs, and HTTP/2 reduced load time from 107.8 seconds to 2.8 seconds, Start Render from 29.8 seconds to 1.4 seconds, and Visually Complete from 35.5 seconds to 1.7 seconds.

### Source excerpt

This project post-mortem shows the results of applying image optimization strategies to speed up the loading of a website

## DjangoCon 2011: Psychology for your webapp

DevFeed: [DjangoCon 2011: Psychology for your webapp](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/djangocon-2011-psychology-for-your-webapp-35251.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/behaviour/djangocon-2011-psychology-for-your-webapp/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2011-09-26T16:32:07Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Web app](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webapp.md>), [Users](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/users.md>)

Tags: [applying](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applying.md>), [behaviour](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/behaviour.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [lightning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lightning.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/post.md>), [psychology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/psychology.md>), [socialpsychology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/socialpsychology.md>), [talk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talk.md>), [users](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/users.md>)

### AI overview

A brief report on a five-minute DjangoCon 2011 lightning talk presenting a model for applying psychology insights to web application users. The page also points readers to the talk's slides and video.

### Source excerpt

I got to do a 5min lightning talk at DjangoCon 2011 in Portland. The full slides are in the BarCamp post. I'm presenting a model for applying insights from psychology to your webapp users. Psychology for your Webapp on blip.tv - scroll to 15:45 for start of my talk.