Smaller JS and CSS for embeds and experiments
Marketing landing pages sometimes inline a few kilobytes of CSS for first paint. Minifying here shows how much whitespace comments cost before you commit to a bundler config.
When lightweight minify is enough
Prototypes and CodePen exports benefit from comment removal without configuring Webpack. Production apps should still use source maps and CI minification with license preservation.
Verify behavior after minify
Automatic semicolon insertion pitfalls appear when return statements break across lines. Run the minified snippet in devtools or a unit smoke test—byte savings are worthless if init throws.