# How Baseline Can Help You Ship Less JavaScript

DevFeed: [How Baseline Can Help You Ship Less JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-baseline-can-help-you-ship-less-javascript-4324.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://smashingmagazine.com/2026/08/how-baseline-can-help-ship-less-javascript/>)

Author: hello@smashingmagazine.com (Jad Joubran)

Published: 2026-08-07T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Articles on Smashing Magazine -- For Web Designers And Developers](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/articles-on-smashing-magazine-for-web-designers-and-developers.md>)

Topics: [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Web platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-platform.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

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## AI overview

A practical guide to auditing JavaScript dependencies against modern browser capabilities using Baseline. It explains how to identify libraries that the web platform can replace, estimate bundle-size savings, and account for browser support and fallback needs.

## Source excerpt

The gap between "you need a library for this" and "the browser does this" keeps closing. A practical guide to auditing your dependencies and finding what the web platform can now handle for you.