Understanding the True Cost of Client-Side A/B Testing

https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2021-01-12-cost-of-client-side-ab-testing/

Client-side A/B testing has been a performance loving developer’s worst friend for years.

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With either approach, you’re putting a pause button in the middle of your page load process. They can wreak havoc on a site’s performance.