What computer languages make up this site?

[Fancypen]

I am a CS major (I just started) and I noticed that the site is very smooth and quick to load. What languages make up this site?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Good to hear!

Very common languages and markup like PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS.

We have a good server, that is optimized and uses a lot of caching. We also use a CDN.

I've spent a lot of time working on ways to improve performance. It's no accident.

 

[Drakkith]

I've spent a lot of time working on ways to improve performance. It's no accident.

Indeed. I can always hear the faint sound of jackhammers, wrenches, and broken keyboards in the background when I'm on PF.

I can honestly say that Greg spends an inordinate amount of time trying to find ways to improve PF, both in the background and foreground. Thanks, Greg!

 

[Fancypen]

Good to hear!

Very common languages and markup like PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS.

We have a good server, that is optimized and uses a lot of caching. We also use a CDN.

I've spent a lot of time working on ways to improve performance. It's no accident.

Interesting! It's a very enjoyable experience exploring a clean looking/working website.
Thank you

 

[phinds]

Interesting! It's a very enjoyable experience exploring a clean looking/working website.
Thank you

And it's probably better than you realize. Another forum where I spend a small amount of time uses exactly the same base software as PF uses but the work spent on configuring things is way less and it shows.