[ecmascript]

Yes but there is a reason for it being 100mb. You get a self-contained app where you can get to write in javascript. You don't have to spend 100x the time in order to get the same app working in Rust.

If size is such a big deal, then don't use Deno, Node or Bun.

My issue is that most people that are working in restricted environments would never touch javascript since it's not well suited for those kinds of environments. People that complain tend to be haters that just want something to hate upon.

It used to be about php, now it's about javascript.

[int_19h]

Your argument seems to be that those 100 Mb include the necessary libraries. The problem with this assertion is that much richer runtimes don't require that much. For example, a .NET Core console app published as self-contained is ~65 Mb, and it comes with more libraries than Deno.

[ecmascript]

Well what is the size of .NET that I assume you need installed?

[int_19h]

You don't - that's the size of a completely self-contained binary, with .NET effectively baked in. A "hello world" .NET app that uses external runtime would be measured in kilobytes.