The takeaway is "make sure you use a tool like R8 or ProGuard to remove unused code paths". That's where most of the savings came from, and the advice applies t

The takeaway is "make sure you use a tool like R8 or ProGuard to remove unused code paths". That's where most of the savings came from, and the advice applies to Java projects as well. But true, if you care about every last byte, you might use Java instead. You might also use another language entirely.