Isn't this what the '.min' versions of these is for? jquery-2.2.3.min.js is only 86KB for me. For the amount of functionality it adds, sure seems like a sweet

Isn't this what the '.min' versions of these is for? jquery-2.2.3.min.js is only 86KB for me. For the amount of functionality it adds, sure seems like a sweet deal. Part of the problem (IMHO) is the growing requirement for larger, alpha-channel-using image formats like PNG, that then need to be expressed in a Retina format - I mean, shit looks terrible on my retina MacBook Pro that isn't properly Retina formatted. (Here's looking at you, Unity3D...even the current beta which supports Retina displays is extremely unstable and half the graphics (even stupid buttons on the UI) are still SD...) With bandwidth costs declining [1] and basic RAM increasing [2] is there a particular reason a Web application should be much smaller than a typical desktop application? We have caches for a reason. [1] http://www.networkworld.com/article/2187538/tech-primers/exponential-bandwidth-growth-and-cost-declines.html http://www.networkworld.com/article/2187538/tech-primers/exp... [2] http://en.yibada.com/articles/118394/20160422/macbook-air-is-not-dead-yet-13-inch-macbook-air-now-have-8gb-of-ram-as-standard-will-macbook-air-2016-materialize.htm http://en.yibada.com/articles/118394/20160422/macbook-air-is...