Python finally offloads some batteries

Posted Mar 18, 2022 17:37 UTC (Fri) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325)
In reply to: Python finally offloads some batteries by LtWorf
Parent article: Python finally offloads some batteries

> I think the original idea was to save time on doing js files downloads… but apparently the person saying this didn't know about all the headers and roundtrips that need to happen before a file can be downloaded.

I believe this may have been a contributing factor to the invention and adoption of HTTP/2, because now the server can just say upfront "here are all of the libraries you are going to need, when you eventually get around to running the JS."