Bundle Size Debates

Discussions center on disputing, correcting, or joking about the file, bundle, or download sizes of web apps, frameworks, and software, frequently referencing specific measurements in KB/MB/GB and historical quips like '640KB ought to be enough'.

πŸ“‰ Falling 0.5x Web Development
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Sample Comments

tonyedgecombe β€’ May 24, 2016 β€’ View on HN

I think it's 250 Kb rather than Mb.

fouc β€’ Apr 22, 2021 β€’ View on HN

1.0MB is quite large compared to 6.34kB :)

labster β€’ Apr 27, 2020 β€’ View on HN

6.40 kB ought to be enough for anyone.

redsaz β€’ Jul 21, 2022 β€’ View on HN

The page says the avarage size is 228kb. Many of the submissions agree with you :)

bergenty β€’ Aug 12, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Nonsense, it’s 32kb what are you even talking about.

uuddlrlr β€’ Sep 17, 2021 β€’ View on HN

That's "only" 187.5MB

jrockway β€’ Jul 3, 2011 β€’ View on HN

Where is this magic 1.2GB number coming from?

pjmlp β€’ Sep 7, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Does it take more or less than 8 MB?

tcfhgj β€’ Sep 5, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Megabytes are certainly an exaggeration, see 285.4 KB for Leptos

geezerjay β€’ Oct 27, 2017 β€’ View on HN

If there is no other way then perhaps you should stop claiming it only takes up 4MB.