javascript

We don’t just write features—we write code to survive environments we don’t fully trust. From polyfill to ponyfill and beyond, this piece explores how JavaScript evolved into a system shaped by uncertainty, and why much of our code exists not for functionality, but for defense against the unknown.

We don’t just write code—we build systems by downloading hundreds of dependencies, many of which are no longer needed. This article examines how JavaScript dependency bloat emerged, why it persists, and what choices we should make moving forward.