I'm in the process of making an app which I was hoping could have optional modules/plugins depending on what the user needs. Concretely, the host application would be lightweight (mostly a text/markdown editor) and I'd add the ability to use plugins. However, some plugins could be fairly heavy (for example a 3D viewer).
Would it be better to have plugins loaded at runtime at the cost of performance or to directly integrate those with the main code with an ability to turn them off at the cost of space? Ideally I'd want both high performance and low volume, but if I had to pick one I'd choose performance.
Feel free to suggest alternatives! I'm not too familiar with modular programming :)
