> 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

> 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.