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by Sohcahtoa82 2623 days ago
> if you work at a luxury ecommerce brand

That's a big IF right there.

You're dismissing the author's point simply based on one hypothetical. In general, the author is right. JavaScript frameworks are being abused and developers don't care about the download size of their web pages, and it's terrible.

If you're on a desktop with a wired internet connection, then yeah, it's not really going to matter. But if you're on a 3 year old low-end mobile device on a spotty 3G connection, it's significant.