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If you're opening a video editing web app, I would expect a bit of loading time the first time trying the app.

WASM modules also execute as they load (unlike JavaScript, which only executes after being loaded), decreasing the value of relying on a cache in general.

> I can imagine a future where library payloads will increase significantly.

TBH I see the opposite; to use the focus of the article, jQuery was obviated by browser improvements, the pace of which is not really slowing down.




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