My main concern with Lodash is not necessarily the size, but that it adds to the API surface a new developer has to learn when entering a project. You get a lot

My main concern with Lodash is not necessarily the size, but that it adds to the API surface a new developer has to learn when entering a project. You get a lot more value from the cost of learning a dozen API methods from React compared to having a developer looking up pluck, pull, xor, zip, flow, etc from lodash. I really recommend "Sebastian Markbage: Minimal API Surface Area - Learning patterns instead of frameworks" http://2014.jsconf.eu/speakers/sebastian-markbage-minimal-api-surface-area-learning-patterns-instead-of-frameworks.html http://2014.jsconf.eu/speakers/sebastian-markbage-minimal-ap...