3 ms·Why is node so large?by edflsafoiewq 5y agoWhy is node so large?c-smile 5y agoV8 alone is around 40/50 Mb.oso2k 5y agoAnd used to be under 10 MB. https://groups.google.com/g/v8-users/c/OaC4TQQjxFg https://groups.google.com/g/v8-users/c/OaC4TQQjxFgZababa 5y agoProbably because Node (and V8) don't try to optimize for size but for speed of execution.