#### tools
## Control web font loading in Google Fonts
Great news for everyone using [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/) as their primary source of webfonts—it is now possible to use the **font-display** property to control how fonts behave on load. Using font-display can yield massive improvements to [First Meaningful Paint metric](https://calibreapp.com/docs/metrics/paint-based-metrics), resulting in much better perceived performance.
Make sure to update your Google Fonts stacks!
[We shipped font-display to Google Fonts →](https://addyosmani.com/blog/google-fonts-font-display/)
#### browsers
## Zero JavaScript parse and compile on repeat visits
In his article, [Leszek Swirski](https://twitter.com/leszekswirski) walks us through most effective caching strategies that can vastly improve web performance. One of them is using the service worker cache to achieve 0 JavaScript parse and compile on repeat visits. An impressive strategy but to be used with caution.
[Code caching for JavaScript developers →](https://v8.dev/blog/code-caching-for-devs#use-service-worker-caches)
#### Tools
## Stack packs, budgets and plugins in Lighthouse
The Google I/O release of Lighthouse 5.0.0 brings a handful of new features. [Stack packs](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse-stack-packs) add stack-specific performance advice, [plugins](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/blob/master/docs/plugins.md) allow for writing and integrating custom checks and last, but not least, Lightwallet feature introduces [performance budgets](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/audits/budgets) help with tracking regressions over time.
Speaking of budgets, here’s a handy [performance budget calculator](https://perf-budget-calculator.firebaseapp.com/).
[lighthouse 5.0.0 →](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/releases/tag/v5.0.0)
#### tools
## WebAssembly speeds up password management
With the move to WebAssembly, 1Password, an awesome password manager, were able to achieve 13x faster long-form filling in Chrome and up to 39x faster in Firefox.
Incredible!
[1password x: speed, speed, speed →](https://blog.1password.com/1password-x-may-2019-update/)
#### browsers
## Learn how to keep scrolling fast
[Mariko Kosaka](https://twitter.com/kosamari) created a short zine explaining the ins and outs of compositing and how fast scrolling might potentially be blocked. A short but sweet primer on ensuring smooth scroll.
[Keeping scroll fast →](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxDHLFtsnzolg8ZjJT9AUlpqTE2JvrGC/view)
#### browsers
## Lazy load images without JavaScript
A year ago we wrote about a proposal and intention to ship native lazy loading in Chrome. Today it is implemented behind flags in Chrome Canary. Have a play!
[A native lazy load for the Web platform →](https://calibreapp.com/blog/native-lazy-load/)
