Let's start with parsers. Browsers are clever; they use threaded parsing and compilation for both script and other resource types (e.g. CSS)
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Those parsers look for resources to fetch (pre-parsing and scanning). When you bake that into script, you defeat that whole system.
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I'm asking because I'm writing my master thesis on universal JS and I need some sources for these statements :)
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: JS is a run-to-completion language & DOM is single-threaded.
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i think the takeaway here is not to use a framework as is. Instead of JS first, we focus on progressive enhancement first
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: I'm interested in the constraints more than the mechanisms. If folks tested on real hardware more, even JS-only could work well
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If the 1 metric is load time, yes. If the metrics are giving users superpowers with tech, no. (my original point)
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: "superpowers worth waiting for"? ;-)
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Users want nice web apps, not 90s style "pages" that take 4x the cost to develop, test, and maintain.
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: I agree users want better experiences! Only discussion point is how to deliver them.
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