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    Architecture don't stay forever. No matter what choice you make today, the software written on it will eventually wear out and be replaced. Quote 1: "If you don’t end up regretting your early technology decisions ...", Quote 2: "The best code you can write now is code you'll ...". Both quotes can be found here (slideshare.net). That will stay true until you finally have a multi-million-dollar company which can invest in the longer term.
    – rwong
    Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 23:44
  • @rwong I think you should flesh out your comment as an answer for proper discussion.
    – Kevin Krumwiede
    Commented Apr 29, 2015 at 0:09
  • Why include the library sizes? At 1MB or smaller, that's insignificant, even for mobile devices.
    – Telastyn
    Commented Apr 29, 2015 at 0:23
  • @Telastyn It adds up. I'm thinking like the backpackers who cut the handles off their toothbrushes.
    – Kevin Krumwiede
    Commented Apr 29, 2015 at 0:31
  • ProGuard's shrink feature can remove from the libraries all the unused code, so size should still not matter.
    – bigstones
    Commented Apr 29, 2015 at 5:37