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Polyfills are a problem since you have to bundle them even if your version supports the new features... unlike the web where you can use the user's browser info

Polyfills are a problem since you have to bundle them even if your version supports the new features... unlike the web where you can use the user's browser info to send them the correct polyfill these new applications will get larger and larger.

nicoburns 6y ago
Hmm... it works pretty well for android (Android Support Library). I think it only compiles in the bits you use which helps keep the app size down.
- applecrazy 6y ago
  I believe that’s the case for modern JS polyfills (if you use a bundler)
lallysingh 6y ago
Another DLL? Does it matter?
HelloNurse 6y ago
Unlike the web, Microsoft can distribute "polyfills" efficiently and without silly bundling: either preemptively as Windows updates and/or by downloading them and making them permanently available the first time the user installs or runs an application that needs them.