[derrikcurran]

Those are great points.

Trying to keep RAM usage low doesn't hurt anyone.

It depends on the degree. It's one thing to be cognizant of RAM usage throughout development but it's another to trade time that could otherwise be spent on features, usability, security, or more impactful optimizations, like CPU.

The bulk of a modern app's footprint, RAM included, often comes from outside dependencies. Abstraction overhead. It's the norm to trade app performance for dev performance and I believe it's good for progress.