From 3d22628cedef480151df9895ac410a156c73f929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Zeunert Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:44:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: Add links to more info about throttling/variability --- docs/throttling.md | 4 +++- docs/variability.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/throttling.md b/docs/throttling.md index c29cf95a1d49..abaab21171f7 100644 --- a/docs/throttling.md +++ b/docs/throttling.md @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Within web performance testing, there are four typical styles of throttling: Lighthouse, by default, uses simulated throttling as it provides both quick evaluation and minimized variance. However, some may want to experiment with more accurate throttling... +[Learn more about how these throttling types behave in example scenarios](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/network-throttling-methods). + ## How do I get packet-level throttling? This Performance Calendar article, [Testing with Realistic Networking Conditions](https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2016/testing-with-realistic-networking-conditions/), has a good explanation of packet-level traffic shaping (which applies across TCP/UDP/ICMP) and recommendations. @@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ go get github.com/tylertreat/comcast # Ensure your $GOPATH/bin is in your $PATH (https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/GOPATH) # To use the recommended throttling values: -comcast --latency=150 --target-bw=1600 --dry-run +comcast --latency=150 --target-bw=1638 --dry-run # To disable throttling # comcast --stop diff --git a/docs/variability.md b/docs/variability.md index dce77de3b3b4..72f9a721bf9a 100644 --- a/docs/variability.md +++ b/docs/variability.md @@ -83,3 +83,4 @@ The median Lighthouse score of 5 runs is twice as stable as 1 run, and tools lik - [Lighthouse Variability and Accuracy Analysis](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BqtL-nG53rxWOI5RO0pItSRPowZVnYJ_gBEQCJ5EeUE/edit?usp=sharing) - [Throttling documentation](./throttling.md) +- [Why is my Lighthouse score different from PageSpeed Insights?](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/why-is-my-lighthouse-score-different-from-pagespeed-insights) \ No newline at end of file From 9ef1978978e841c2765d1537bca8438285db6b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Zeunert Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:47:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] different --- docs/throttling.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/throttling.md b/docs/throttling.md index abaab21171f7..706d76b6571c 100644 --- a/docs/throttling.md +++ b/docs/throttling.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Within web performance testing, there are four typical styles of throttling: Lighthouse, by default, uses simulated throttling as it provides both quick evaluation and minimized variance. However, some may want to experiment with more accurate throttling... -[Learn more about how these throttling types behave in example scenarios](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/network-throttling-methods). +[Learn more about how these throttling types behave in different example scenarios](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/network-throttling-methods). ## How do I get packet-level throttling? From 60ce37f5d50207409ef4138240cec926898f9979 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Zeunert Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:54:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Tweak --- docs/throttling.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/throttling.md b/docs/throttling.md index 706d76b6571c..4b24c1d7c266 100644 --- a/docs/throttling.md +++ b/docs/throttling.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Within web performance testing, there are four typical styles of throttling: Lighthouse, by default, uses simulated throttling as it provides both quick evaluation and minimized variance. However, some may want to experiment with more accurate throttling... -[Learn more about how these throttling types behave in different example scenarios](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/network-throttling-methods). +[Learn more about these throttling types and how they behave in in different scenarios](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/network-throttling-methods). ## How do I get packet-level throttling?