I ran some tests on popular blogging platforms.
- substack: 300-500KB of js before you read a word
- medium: 1MB+ for the homepage
- wordPress: dozens of external requests
A blog is text and images. Why does it need 2MB of code to display 800 words?
#blog #blogging #writing #buildinpublic #web
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