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0 pointsorestis6y ago0 comments

Do all that, of course. But when you’re writing applications for other people, go buy a shitty middle of the pack laptop, resolution 1280x768, with the windows start bar and menu bars eating like 150pixels of that, and try to use your software there.

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godelski6y ago· 2 in thread

While we're on it, make sure this is a low end laptop in terms of components too. Make sure your application is usable. No one needs a chat client that eats several gigs of RAM and a significant portion of your CPU.

disposedtrolley6y ago

Yeah, more teams need to do this and consider performance on low-end devices to be a feature.

When Android Kit Kat was under development, the team used nerfed Nexus 4's to simulate a low end Android phone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_KitKat#Development

xigency6y ago

Throttle your internet connection or add simulated latency too!

tln6y ago

Good call.

I use this https://github.com/mattkersley/Responsive-Design-Testing too, modified with 1366 x 768 as one of the three "key sizes" to design for.

forgotmypw176y ago

For web, try a 25-dollar or 5-year-old phone.

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