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by TeMPOraL 1773 days ago
Funny, how this is the static/shared library problem again :). And where the hivemind seems to prefer static libraries for regular software, it's reverse on the web.

I suppose the problem is, on the web, you're redownloading the whole bundle each time you run. There are layers of caching in the browser that are supposed to help, but they're almost always defeated by a combination of app misconfiguration and developers' reluctance to use the cache given the ridiculous rate of redeployment of web software.

I'd still argue that SQL API is a prime candidate for a shared system-level library - AKA browser built-in. The concepts behind it have been worked out in the 1970s and honed through decades since. It's not experimental tech. The API won't be changing every month.