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by mrthrowaway999 623 days ago
Why bring in all that extra complexity in the first place, even if it works?

Unless there's a good reason to, like long-lived sessions or a complex, updating UI, then I can't think of a reason to send a truckload of js to the user that eats through their CPU like a baby eats through a tub of icecream.

Not everyone in the world is sporting the newest MacBook and iPhone. Hell, I'm using a pixel 8 and some sites or components take _seconds_ to load (eg. Twitter search drop-down).