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Designers aren't the only ones with work to do. CDNs appear to be messing with performance in ways that aren't really transparent to users or content providers

Designers aren't the only ones with work to do. CDNs appear to be messing with performance in ways that aren't really transparent to users or content providers.[1] We need better tools than speedtest sites. We need a way to see an ISP's provision of popular sites over time.[2] Or just encrypt everything and bounce it through proxies or route anonymizers, make that standard. Either way. [1] http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/how-to-stop-youtube-sucking-windows-guide/ http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/how-to-stop-youtube-sucking-wi... ; http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13kmvd/have_time_warner_internet_but_can_barely_stream/ http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13kmvd/have_time... [2] http://www.youtube.com/my_speed http://www.youtube.com/my_speed may be an example worth following for Netflix, Vimeo.

mikkelewis 13y ago
Regarding [2]... https://www.evernote.com/shard/s74/sh/f033a734-455b-427a-90a2-1be92ac5c5b4/fbb4a3d57bc0b9d62a1b5dc184b4f4be https://www.evernote.com/shard/s74/sh/f033a734-455b-427a-90a... SF: Is there something that I'm missing that isn't shitty comcast? (And I'm not eligible for Webpass, though I can dream)
- freeasinfree 13y ago
  MonkeyBrains
- wooster 13y ago
  Comcast Business Class is pretty solid in SF (as opposed to their normal service, which I've also had and is terrible).
cradle 13y ago
| Or just encrypt everything and bounce it through proxies or route anonymizers Yep, that'll speed things up
- nextw33k 13y ago
  Its not about speeding it up, its about finding a fair test, this would create a worst case delivery scenario which you know someone hasn't messed with. If you can optimise your applications under those conditions you know its going to be gravy for those without lots of hops. The problem is that developers have very fast computers AND are usually a very short hop count from their deployment servers. They make really bad testers.

mikkelewis 13y ago

Regarding [2]... https://www.evernote.com/shard/s74/sh/f033a734-455b-427a-90a2-1be92ac5c5b4/fbb4a3d57bc0b9d62a1b5dc184b4f4be https://www.evernote.com/shard/s74/sh/f033a734-455b-427a-90a... SF: Is there something that I'm missing that isn't shitty comcast? (And I'm not eligible for Webpass, though I can dream)

freeasinfree 13y ago
MonkeyBrains
wooster 13y ago
Comcast Business Class is pretty solid in SF (as opposed to their normal service, which I've also had and is terrible).

cradle 13y ago

| Or just encrypt everything and bounce it through proxies or route anonymizers Yep, that'll speed things up

nextw33k 13y ago
Its not about speeding it up, its about finding a fair test, this would create a worst case delivery scenario which you know someone hasn't messed with. If you can optimise your applications under those conditions you know its going to be gravy for those without lots of hops. The problem is that developers have very fast computers AND are usually a very short hop count from their deployment servers. They make really bad testers.