Setting Up Your Own Network Lag Script

If you've ever tried to build an app or test a game, you've probably searched for a network lag script to see how things hold up when the internet gets shaky. It's one thing for your code to run perfectly on a local machine with zero latency, but it's a whole different story when a user is trying to access your site from a spotty 3G connection in a basement. Real-world conditions are messy, and if you aren't simulating that messiness during development, you're likely in for a rude awakening once you launch. ...

February 10, 2026 · 6 min · Joanne Propinas