Do you take advantage of HTTPS when developing websites?
As a general rule, it is best to develop in the same environment where the application will be deployed. This translates into two important things in the world of web development: browser and protocol.
HTTPS is currently ubiquitous, and modern browsers expose some features only via HTTPS; HTTP will be phased out eventually. When the web app you’re working on is finished, it’ll most likely be served over HTTPS.
Keeping this in mind, using HTTPS in development is a good idea.
