Sustainability is core to Mightybytes’ values. Whether we’re writing about sustainable web design or how we power our digital products with renewable energy, we believe in a better future for people and planet. Good practices will help us get there.
This spring, Mightybytes founder Tim Frick spoke on the topic of web sustainability at TEDx BentleyU. In this 13-minute presentation, Tim debunks the common misconception that the web is a green medium simply because it's paperless, and offers solutions for a lighter internet footprint.
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Mightybytes has been on a years-long quest to find the perfect green web hosting partner. In this post, we outline just how challenging that search is and outline some lessons learned along the way.
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What’s the difference between a web hosting provider that uses renewable energy credits (RECs) and one powered directly by renewable energy? And where do emissions offsets fit into this picture? We explore several answers in this post.
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Shared libraries offer quick access to solutions for common development problems. Incorporating shared libraries vetted by the developer community makes your entire codebase easier for other developers to understand and, ultimately, more sustainable. Why do the developers at Mightybyes use shared libraries whenever we can? It might have something to do with our dedication to sustainable web design.
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In this post, we explain how to cache website assets using HTTP headers and caching software. Read on to learn how caching can speed up your website.
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We recently ran a few tests on the Mightybytes website to help speed up load times, and we made an interesting discovery about the impact blog comments have on page speed, user experience, and website sustainability.
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Established workflows are the key to maintaining a sustainable development practice. When developers agree on how to work together, the workflow is sustainable, which ultimately makes our business more sustainable.
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In this post, we unpack the long-term benefits of creating evergreen content as part of an effective and more sustainable content governance plan.
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