Unpopular opinion: I agree that all else equal a smaller bundle is better, but I don’t think “cancerous growth” gets at the core of why bundle sizes are growing

Unpopular opinion: I agree that all else equal a smaller bundle is better, but I don’t think “cancerous growth” gets at the core of why bundle sizes are growing. Some part of the growth is bloat(analytics frameworks, janky animations, needless SPAs), but another factor driving bundle size is the fact that the raw web is mostly unaesthetic and unnatural to use, HN excepted. The DOM being what it is, you need a lot of code to make it look like a native app, and I think it’s a noble goal to get as close as possible to native even if bundle sizes grow.