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That graph shows results for Chrome 55. According to https://v8.dev/blog/cost-of-javascript-2019, parse times in Chrome have improved significantly over the years.



Yes, but performance differences between various devices are still fairly significant, as per your own link[0], meaning we probably shouldn't disregard potential performance gains from minification in slower devices.

[0] https://v8.dev/_img/cost-of-javascript-2019/reddit-js-proces...




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