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That's still there from the olden days when 'small' was a feature when compared to 'heavy' stuff like YUI, Dojo and all that. Nowadays it's a bit of an irrelev

That's still there from the olden days when 'small' was a feature when compared to 'heavy' stuff like YUI, Dojo and all that. Nowadays it's a bit of an irrelevance, unless you are on a mobile browser (and chances are if you are on a mobile browser you'll be using jQuery Mobile which is freaking slow even on my somewhat new Android phone)

ricardobeat 14y ago
It's absolutely not irrelevant - mobile usage is growing exponentially, in many areas it is nearing 50% usage, and mobile-oriented libraries like jQuery mobile are only used for apps, not websites (fortunately - they suck). Usage from 3G/4G devices (tablets, mobile routers/modems, etc) is also growing quickly. Optimizing delivery is important even on the desktop. Not that jQuery's 32kb will make a world of difference, but that's not a good mindset to be spreading around.