This sounds like more of an issue acclimating to a dynamic language from C++. Some JavaScript developers don't use any libraries at all! Not the best solution e

This sounds like more of an issue acclimating to a dynamic language from C++. Some JavaScript developers don't use any libraries at all! Not the best solution either, but you have to remember how to be independent and constructive, even if your ecology is a "messy swamp." There is just as much demand for proficient writers of solid, efficient code on the web as anywhere else. Don't believe the hype. In the JS world, there are a lot of crutches. jQuery used to be a crutch until the modern browser evolved; npm has 110,000 free crutches. But if you can walk, run, and stand up on your own, you shouldn't need crutches and shouldn't be bothered by others using them.