This is more in the aggregate, but what is considered best practice when loading JS scripts in a page in terms of sum-total size?
This script (looks cool, btw) comes in at 7k. It seems very easy to me to add "7k here, another 7k there" and next thing you know your page needs to go on a diet.
Question is: what's the threshold that everyone follows?
I think more important than script bandwidth is # of requests.
As long as you combine your scripts, and use Google's APIs to load the cached version of common libraries like JQuery and JQuery UI. You could easily be using 10 of these libraries and still be wayy ahead of the curve as far as bandwidth is concerned.
This script (looks cool, btw) comes in at 7k. It seems very easy to me to add "7k here, another 7k there" and next thing you know your page needs to go on a diet.
Question is: what's the threshold that everyone follows?