It reads like Javascript development is largely a process of cementing together small rocks; in contrast to development elsewhere, which is largely a process of

It reads like Javascript development is largely a process of cementing together small rocks; in contrast to development elsewhere, which is largely a process of mortaring together large bricks and/or building new framework. At some point you reach a maximum load and the structure becomes too brittle; the materials and process chosen dictate what that maximum load is. Corollary, they dictate how difficult it is to quickly throw together a simple walk path.