#smallweb
"Why light-weight websites may one day save your life.
Imagine being in a situation where you have limited internet access: your internet is slow, or you're relying on a small data bundle, or you are stuck in the middle of nowhere with spotty coverage.
Now imagine that suddenly, you need help. Emergency medical information, food resource locations, shelter, assistance, anything.
Then, in your emergency state, you look up resources on the internet and find... a website that first requires you to load 500 MB of JavaScript, and lord knows what else.
Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's ReactJS. 💅🏻
(Post-publication addendum: 500 MB is an exaggeration even for React. But you catch my drift.)"
Further reading:
https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2026/01/21/why-light-weight-websites-may-one-day-save-your-life/