There really aren’t many platforms or technologies out there that a developer dreads more than Internet Explorer. Nothing out there has caused more wasted hours on a project than possibly reddit or an aging Windows installation.

We all know the deal....

How many times have you faced this?

Scenario 1: The “okay, try now” loop

Developer: Hey manager, I just completed tickets 2, 3, 4, and 5. I am moving on to 6, 7 and 8 now.
Manager: Cool, thanks...

Whoa there!

This post will be applicable to you if you develop within a Vagrant virtual environment in OSX/Linux. If not, or you are a Windows user, it may not be much help! But if you're curious anyway, read on.

The Initiation
Why you came.

Alright....

Every time I see the throbber.gif appear it pains me, because with some simple changes, we can make the feel of it so much better.

Y U NO LIKE POOR LITTLE GIF?

It’s not the image used, don’t get me wrong. The default UX of displaying AJAX...