> (...) it stands to reason that appearance is more important to developers of JS tools/libraries. Which could imply that peer recognition or career building is

> (...) it stands to reason that appearance is more important to developers of JS tools/libraries. Which could imply that peer recognition or career building is a more common, or stronger motivators in this particular demographic (of JS tool/library authors) I think you read too much into it. The front-end of a website would be important for tools which help making front-ends of websites, don't you think?