{"id":17568,"date":"2021-11-13T11:56:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T17:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/?page_id=17568"},"modified":"2021-11-13T11:56:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T17:56:48","slug":"avoid-long-main-thread-tasks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/web-performance\/lighthouse\/avoid-long-main-thread-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouse Optimizations &#8211; How to Avoid Long Main-thread Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;25&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636408663624{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dotcom-tools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hero-section-with-description-3320.jpg?id=15799) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636409653940{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #e6eaef !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<b>Avoid Long Main-thread Tasks<\/b>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:40|text_align:center|color:%232b2b2b|line_height:1.5&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636826113473{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row margin_top=&#8221;40&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;30px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636409410012{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What are Main-thread Tasks?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%232b2b2b|line_height:1.5&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Before we dive into discussing the main thread tasks, we will briefly talk about the renderer process. Every time a page is loaded, the rendering engine, which varies by browser, initiates the renderer process. The renderer process is made up of different threads. Typically, there is the main thread (UI thread), I\/O thread, and worker threads, but there can be more depending on what is required. The concept of multi-threading or multi-processing can vary depending on the browser as well. But they all work together to render the page and turn all the HTML, CSS, JavaScript into the visible and interactive elements you see on your screen or device. 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