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		sintaxi on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Defaulting on Single Page Applications The issue with large JavaScript files is the overhead of the browser parsing, interpreting, and executing of the JavaScript. The network transfer size has nothing to do with it.

kitkat_new on March 28, 2023 [–]

wasm would be faster regarding parsing, interpreting and executing

sidewndr46 on March 28, 2023 | [–]

WASM cannot interact with the DOM.

kitkat_new on March 28, 2023 | | [–]

it can through JS interoperability (only needs tiny JS files), all of the remaining things can be handled by WASM.

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