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I'm confused. Are you naming npm as a plus? 5,000 individual downloads/dependencies to use a library that you could hand write in a couple of hours... not to

• olalonde 9y ago
  > 5,000 individual downloads/dependencies to use a library that you could hand write in a couple of hours... Yes, that's a trade I'm always willing to do. I'd rather use those couple of hours to write something new or spend some time with the family. "left-pad" was a minor annoyance that was quickly resolved.
• Can_Not 9y ago
  Leftpad, a one time event that was fixed very quickly with a solid permanent solution? Being able to use libraries that 5,000+ other people have already vetted for quality for you so you don't have to waste a couple of hours hand writing them? That's 2 pluses right there.