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Does HTTP/2 make bundling unnecessary?

Short interview answer

It makes aggressive bundling of many tiny files less necessary and often harmful, since per-request overhead is much lower and smaller files cache and invalidate more granularly. Some bundling still helps — reducing compression overhead and module-resolution cost — so the answer is 'bundle less', not 'don't bundle'.

Key takeaway

Explain the underlying mental model clearly, then support it with a concrete example and its trade-offs.

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