title: General tips and techniques for minimizing the size of Flex applications
body: <p>I really like the Flex framework, however I routinely deal with SWF files that are ~ 500KB. </p>
  
  <p>I don't know at what point a file considered to be "too big" to be served on the internet, but I would assume that a 500KB download just to use a web application would certainly annoy some users.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any tips or techniques on reducing the size of compiled SWFS? </p>
  
  <p>As a side note, the 500KB SWF file really isn't that big of application...</p>