[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29837: Remove non-minified JavaScript and CSS files from releases

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#29837: Remove non-minified JavaScript and CSS files from releases
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 Reporter:  jasdeepharibhajan  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bootstrap/Load     |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                     |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by georgestephanis):

 I'm very opposed to this.

 One of the ways the support crew will often ask people to debug an issue
 is to turn on the `SCRIPT_DEBUG` constant which swaps to unminified
 sources, and makes it easier to track down js errors.  If they weren't
 shipped, it'd be unfeasible.

 Realistically, we're talking about maybe a meg at the upper bound of extra
 files that wouldn't need to be stored on disk.  They don't affect page
 load times in the slightest, as they're just never included, merely there
 as a safety cushion if needed.

 +lots to wontfix.

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