# performance measurements

Methods for evaluating computing-system and software performance through instrumentation and measurement strategies.

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## The Importance of Using a Composite Metric to Measure Performance

DevFeed: [The Importance of Using a Composite Metric to Measure Performance](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-importance-of-using-a-composite-metric-to-measure-performance-29988.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.indeedblog.com/blog/2024/01/composite-web-performance-metric/>)

Author: Ben Cripps

Published: 2024-01-31T21:57:58Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Indeed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/indeed.md>)

Topics: [performance measurements](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/performance-measurements.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Google Analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-analytics.md>)

Tags: [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [google-analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-analytics.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [measurements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/measurements.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [performance-measurements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance-measurements.md>), [usability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usability.md>)

### AI overview

Indeed examines the limitations of relying on a single client-side performance metric, including incomplete coverage of third-party content and poor alignment with actual usability. It suggests that a composite metric can better measure users' experience.

### Source excerpt

In the past, Indeed has used a variety of metrics to evaluate our client-side performance, but we've tended to focus on one at a time. Traditionally, we chose a single performance metric and used it as the measuring stick for whether we were improving or degrading the user experience. This made it simple to track [...]