> But there is actual value OF course there's value. There is also a cost to adding another dependency. > But every less line of code I need to write saves me

> But there is actual value OF course there's value. There is also a cost to adding another dependency. > But every less line of code I need to write saves me time. It saves you time now. The recent left-pad brouhaha is a very good example of how it can also waste a lot more time. This focus on only the initial development time without any consideration of the maintenance cost always creates problems in the long-term. Maybe this attitude is popular with programmers on short contracts that won't be around to maintain the project? It sounds plausible, but I'm not sure. At a minimum this shows the human tendency to be very bad at evaluating risk.