> In Python, Ruby or even PHP you usually just pick a function / module from the standard library Which is usually rotten for the sake of not breaking things,

> In Python, Ruby or even PHP you usually just pick a function / module from the standard library Which is usually rotten for the sake of not breaking things, and forces you to use a third party library anyways (at least it's my experience with Python and exactly the reason why PHP is a mess). IMHO Node.js not being "batteries included" is for the best.