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Discussion on: How will 5G affect how we build for mobile?

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Jonathan Yeong

The faster the internet the more ads that can be loaded without slowing down the page, right? 🤑

In all seriousness, I think there will be a slow adoption rate for 5G. You will definitely have the enthusiasts who'll be building awesome, flashy mobile sites. But for the majority of developers it's not going to be easy justifying optimizations for 5G when most of the developed world is on 4G.

However, I'm hoping as more people adopt it, an explosion of cloud development apps that take advantage of 5G will follow. For example, if I could do all my development on the road not tethered by WiFi networks I totally would.

This could really open up development for remote communities, or for the underprivileged that can't afford a standard laptop and WiFi setup (assuming 5G isn't bonkers expensive).