Overboard.js
summary
Argues that JavaScript is overused and costly for real users, citing concrete measurements: median page 2 MB, 170 resources, median time to interactive ~5.5s and full load ~15s. Shows tools and fixes: Chrome/Edge devtools, an Edge scanning tool that surfaces 16 coexisting jQuery versions, BigRig for CPU/memory timelines, Babel for ES6 today, Node/VS Code/Atom for safe experimentation. Points out broken platform features (appcache) and framework bootstrap delays of up to ~2s on phones, urging cleanup and targeted use.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:08DEVELOPER WRITER PRESENTER TRAINER MANAGER...
- 7:27JAVASCRIPT IS A VERSATILE, CREATIVE AND EASY TO LEARN PICK AND MIX ENVIRONMENT...
- 8:53WE'RE GOING FULL SPEED ON INNOVATION...
- 9:45THE VICIOUS INNOVATION CYCLE...
- 11:23WE FORCE RULES ONTO OURSELVES THAT MIGHT BE OVERKILL...
- 17:33THE WEB IS IN A SORRY STATE...
- 23:04MOORE'S LAW STOPPED WORKING WHEN WE HARD- WIRED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE...
- 28:03WE BREAK THE WEB FOR THE SAKE OF DEVELOPER CONVENIENCE...
- 31:49BROWSER DO AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK FOR US...
- 35:35COST FOR DEVELOPERS...
- 37:24IT'S TIME TO CLEAN UP AND LEARN THE BASICS...
- 40:33THE NEW BASELINE IS HERE!
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