> Taking on a new dependency was a big decision: do I really want to rely on this DLL file being there for me, or having to carry this separately built binary b

> Taking on a new dependency was a big decision: do I really want to rely on this DLL file being there for me, or having to carry this separately built binary blob in my project? I'd argue that the NPM ecosystem (although not perfect, hence OP) is a lot more evolved specifically because of how easy it is to include a wide range of dependencies. The speed with which you can write software is an awful lot higher, and (if done properly) you can rely on safe dependencies that are tested and used by everyone else. Why reinvent the wheel in every project?