Building the most inaccessible site with a perfect Lighthouse score (2019)
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HN comment orderImho, the problem with Lighthouse (and Pagespeed before it) isn't that they're not perfect, it's that they assign scores/grades. When Google assigns a score to something, people understand it to mean highest score = best and start optimizing for the grade Google gives them, not for performance and user experience, which the grade is supposed to represent. It would be more fruitful to list the issues and their severity but not add overall scores, because scores change the objective from…
> This post is about you and me. Scores indicate the quality of our apps and sites, but we must not trust these numbers thoughtlessly. We have to understand that automatic testing is just a first step. I run my own scoring tool website best practices and SEO, and often get support requests from users who are worried or annoyed they can't get a perfect score. Some of my general views here: - Scores serve more as a minimal baseline…
I salute this effort. Truly impressive and a fun read. :)
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-01 | Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score | datashaman | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-06-05 | Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score | antibland | 4 | 1 |
| 2019-06-06 | Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score | elorant | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-06-12 | Building the most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score | optimmal | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-06-06 | Building the most inaccessible site with a perfect Lighthouse score (2019)First breakout · Best thread | im_dario | 331 | 78 |
| 2022-05-28 | Building the most inaccessible site with a perfect Lighthouse score (2019)Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | farazzz | 145 | 40 |
| 2026-03-27 | The most inaccessible site possible with a perfect Lighthouse score (2019) | mooreds | 1 | 0 |