Bolt performance

Large Bundle Size - App Loads Slowly

Your JavaScript bundle is very large (over 500KB), making the app slow to load. First Contentful Paint takes several seconds even on good connections.

Users on slow networks experience long loading times.

Error Messages You Might See

Bundle size 750KB (over limit) First Contentful Paint 8 seconds Large Cumulative Layout Shift Slow interaction to Next Paint
Bundle size 750KB (over limit)First Contentful Paint 8 secondsLarge Cumulative Layout ShiftSlow interaction to Next Paint

Common Causes

  1. Importing entire library when only small part needed
  2. Large image assets embedded in bundle instead of loaded separately
  3. Unused code not being tree-shaken by build tool
  4. Moment.js or similar heavy date libraries (use date-fns, dayjs instead)
  5. Loading all routes upfront instead of code splitting by route

How to Fix It

Use tree-shakeable imports: import { map } from 'lodash-es' not import lodash

Lazy load heavy components: const Component = dynamic(() => import('@/components/Heavy'))

Replace heavy libraries: moment.js -> date-fns or dayjs, @apollo/client -> urql

Optimize images: use next/image, convert to WebP, serve appropriate sizes

Enable code splitting in Next.js config (automatic for routes)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's a good target bundle size?

JavaScript: <200KB. With gzip: <50KB. For comparison, heavy frameworks are ~200KB

How do I check actual bundle size?

npm run build shows Next.js Size. Use webpack-bundle-analyzer for detailed breakdown

What about image sizes?

Use next/image for automatic optimization. Aim for <100KB total images, <30KB per image

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