OK, ShowSlow is taking shape and I decided to follow “Release Early, Release Often” motto so now it’s open source: http://code.google.com/p/showslow/
Current version accepts YSlow beacons and you can configure your browser to post to public showslow.com beacon or install your own instance if, for example, you want to hide the results from others.
Sample screenshot (amazon.com):
After talking to Steve Souders about local events at Web2.0Expo in San Francisco, I realized that New York is missing Web Performance optimization event. I went ahead and saved 75% using Meetup.com discount code (Web2SF09 – graciously provided by Derek Odegard of Meetup team) and now you’re welcome to join New York Web Performance Workshop meetup.
Our first even is planned for May 12 and I’m looking for location at the moment, talking to a few companies I had preliminary OK from. In the first part of the event, we’re going to talk about current state of tools for web performance analysis and optimization and in the second part we’re going to look at the real-life sites and what can be done to improve their performance.