title: Why inline source maps?
body: <p>Today I learned that it is possible to <a href="https://github.com/floridoo/gulp-sourcemaps#inline-maps">include source maps</a> directly into your minified JavaScript file instead of having them in a separate example.min.map file. I wonder: <strong>why would anybody want to do something like that</strong>?</p>
  
  <p>The <strong>benefit of having source maps is clear</strong> to me: one can for example debug errors with the original, non-compressed source files while running the minified files. The <strong>benefit of minimization is also clear</strong>: the size of source files is greatly reduced, making it quicker for browsers to download.</p>
  
  <p>So why on Earth I would want to include the source maps into the minified file, given that <strong>the maps have size even greater than the minified code itself</strong>?</p>