State of the Browser (2026) It’s 10PM: Do You Know Where Your JavaScript Is?

This talk was given at State of the Browser (2026). Check out the event talk page (which includes a talk transcript, too).

We’ll talk about best practices to either reduce (or increase!) the JavaScript footprint on your web site to a sweet and very practical spot for best results. It’s far more common to have too much JavaScript on your web site, but can you go too far? Is zero JavaScript a worthwhile goal? Let’s talk about it!

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