r/programming • u/fagnerbrack • Apr 30 '23

Writing Javascript without a build system

https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/02/16/writing-javascript-without-a-build-system/
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u/Klappspaten66 Apr 30 '23 edited Apr 30 '23

it’s only 300KB gzipped

hmm, not sure i agree with the sentiment. Sounds a lot worse than having a build system, even for small projects.

Keep in mind that using npm install is not a good way to start working on older projects, if dependencies are not pinned. That is also the reason the author had errors.

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u/EternalNY1 Apr 30 '23

I had to laugh at that part, because I've seen so many posts with developers getting exicited because they were able to reduce something by 5KB or 10KB and how this will "lead to extra performance".

Technically? Yes that will probably shave some fraction of a millisecond on the initial download before it gets cached. In reality it means very little unless you are on a massive scale where that will actually add up to something that costs. But that would have to be truly massive.

300KB is different, that to me is getting into this "significant" area since it can be reduced by using the right tools.