This article says "Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just make the parser faster? Unfortunately, while JS parsers have improved considerably, we are long past the point of diminishing returns."
I'm gobsmacked that parsing is such a major part of the JS startup time, compared to compiling and optimizing the code. Parsing isn't slow! Or at least it shouldn't be. How many MBs of Javascript is Facebook shipping?
Does anyone have a link to some measurements? Time spent parsing versus compilation?
I'm gobsmacked that parsing is such a major part of the JS startup time, compared to compiling and optimizing the code. Parsing isn't slow! Or at least it shouldn't be. How many MBs of Javascript is Facebook shipping?
Does anyone have a link to some measurements? Time spent parsing versus compilation?