If your site has more than 500k of JS (uncompressed), you don't get to look down on "jQuery developers".
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Replying to @slightlylate
I mean, obvs that sort of technical prejudice is idiotic regardless, but it's all the more embarrassing when you're *that* far in the wrong.
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Replying to @slightlylate
And no, the "but look how heavy the native app is!" comparison does not let anyone off the hook.
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There needs to be some sort of check against complexity of the app. Our software literally runs medical providers' front offices.
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Replying to @AdamRackis @slightlylate
Our software has billing/timesheet management, full Outlook-quality calendar, contact management, patient-progress/education tracking, etc.
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And that's just scratching the surface. 500K would be a bit unrealistic for something that ambitious.
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...and if you're loading all of that up-front, it's a crisis and your tree should be closed until it's fixed.
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Replying to @slightlylate
Even 500K can be hard to not break on initial load for an app that large.
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Replying to @AdamRackis
Given that you're clearly discussing a desktop site in a controlled environment, different rules.
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...and we should all avoid conflating those different rules with reasonable, general-purpose advice in a mobile-first world.
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