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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I didn't know about treeshaking (still unsure what it is exactly since I'm not a js Dev), but I'm guessing it still takes up Gigs of space in the project folder of every Devs PC, duplicated for each project.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It does take a lot of space for devs, but personally I find that absolutely irrelevant, because it's your end user's experience that really matters, and - as a dev - you are most likely to have a much better rig and internet connection than your average Joe.

[–] jim3692@discuss.online 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Sure, in many cases the dev's computer is powerful enough to handle that.

However:

The more the dependencies, the more likely it is to pull-off a supply chain attack. Any of those thousands modules can be compromised and infect either the user or the developer.
Not all computers are optimized for working with so many tiny files. Have you ever worked in a company that uses McAfee Antivirus? Even Defender can be a massive performance hit in some cases.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 2 points 1 week ago

I have to say that I may be a bit ignorant, because I'm mostly engaged in greenfield projects with very tiny devteams and I always keep my dependencies count low as possible

Thank you for pointing this out, that's very valuable to keep in mind

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