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by nevi-me 3025 days ago
For me, it's potentially very bad.

Though I personally have an unmetered 100Mbps connection, my target market(s) for what I develop, are people who are very data sensitive.

A 7MB Hello World file might mean that my app with the world, universe and everything I need, might be bigger. It'd be great if y = m(x) + 7MB with a gentle gradient, but I'm already starting off bad.

I tried creating a hello world with most of the dependencies that I think I would need, but most couldn't load, so I don't know what size a specimen app could be.

Either way, a 15MB download for someone in my radar would mean them not installing the app. One also shouldn't underestimate how many phones in developing countries barely have enough space left. Google Play seems to need minimum 500MB for me to install/update apps on my high-end phone, so it might be dire for lower-end devices.