@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ from which more robust Web Components could be utilized later if such a need
163163arose, giving us a stable path of complexity to follow down the line.
164164
165165We also opted to avoid the use of popup modals and tabs, and instead leaned on
166- ` <summary>/<details> ` elements instead to accomplish similar behavior without the
166+ ` <summary>/<details> ` elements instead to accomplish similar behavior without
167+ the
167168need for JS based behavior. Once again keeping our JS footprint much smaller.
168169
169170## Improving the UX
@@ -266,20 +267,25 @@ grow or pivot in new directions.
266267
267268## Closing
268269
270+ Overall, the code footprint is now ** 57.52 times smaller** ! If the refactored
271+ codebase's footprint was Earth, then the old codebase's footprint would be Neptune,
272+ since Neptune's volume is 58 times larger than Earth ([ you can fit 58 Earths
273+ within Neptune] [ neptune-earth ] )
274+
269275Despite the number of improvements throughout the refactor, one of the key
270276goals was clearing out enough bitrot and complexity to make room for the
271277project to grow sensibly and responsibly again. We weren’t just trying to
272278improve the Chooser for a static launch, but to reposition it so that it could
273279once again grow more easily in the directions that would benefit its users most.
274280
275281We already have a bit of a roadmap in mind, and we’ll get into that in the
276- final installment, ** Part 3: Future Growth: What’s next for the Chooser** , and
282+ final installment, ** Part 3: Future Growth: What’s next for the Chooser** ,
283+ and
277284what directions we hope to grow it.
278285
279-
280-
281286[ cc-website ] : https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/
282287[ chooser ] : https://creativecommons.org/choose/
283288[ chooser-refactor-part1 ] : /blog/entries/2025-07-11-refactoring-the-cc-chooser-pt-1/
289+ [ neptune-earth ] : https://www.space.com/41-neptune-the-other-blue-planet-in-our-solar-system.html#:~:text=Neptune%20is%20the%20eighth%20and,Earth's%20volume%2C%20according%20to%20NASA.
284290[ open-verse ] : https://openverse.org/
285291[ scc-tool ] : https://github.com/boyter/scc
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