Henri Helvetica
Henri is a developer who has turned his interests to a passionate mix of site performance engineering and pinches of user experience. When not reading the deluge of daily research docs and case studies, or indiscriminately auditing sites, you can find him programming the Toronto Web Performance Group, volunteering at local bootcamps, and maybe even racking up miles running through the streets of the great city of Toronto.
Montreal 2026 sessions
2026: The Future In Performance
English session - Intermediate
Our quest for web performance has evolved from simple delivery to near-instant page loads. But what if we could go beyond instant? 2026: The Future in Performance redefines speed by focusing on critical metrics, Real User Monitoring (RUM) insights, and modern browser APIs. This session equips frontend developers to build the next generation of truly fast user experiences.
The RUM Archive: a Real User Monitoring Dataset
English session - Intermediate
Web performance engineers constantly measure. This focus on metrics led to the HTTP Archive, a rich dataset describing how the web is built. But one key piece was missing: how the web is actually used. Enter the RUM Archive, a real user monitoring dataset designed to fill that gap. This talk explores the data it collects, the insights it reveals, and why RUM is essential to modern web performance analysis.
