Now, about those huge JavaScript frameworks…

If you’re a web developer and you don’t have the Network Link Conditioner installed, you’re doing your visitors a disservice.

This tool, originally created so that iOS developers could test native apps on EDGE networks without leaving the comfort of their office, should be an essential part of your development toolchain. You’ll need to register for a free Apple developer account to download the tool, but that shouldn’t stop you.

It’s likely that you’re working on a fast network with low latency. This will skew your perception of how your site performs for a majority of the people who use your site. When you slow your Mac network down using the link conditioner, huge assets won’t load in an instant and you’ll start to feel someone else’s pain. Now try going an entire day using hotel Wi-Fi…