I think you are really just picking an easy target with JavaScript. I hope that kind of analysis doesn't hold for other languages. I am in complete agreement t

I think you are really just picking an easy target with JavaScript. I hope that kind of analysis doesn't hold for other languages. I am in complete agreement that the code re-use needs to be efficient, and that sometimes I spend more time looking for re-usable code then it would take to implement it myself. I was using Rails as an example. Sure, I have my problems with the libraries I use, but overall they help me get 10x the work done that I would if I didn't have them at my disposal. I think the future of programming languages is: those that enable the easiest code re-use will gain a huge advantage. There will be cross-language tools like github that all languages can use, but if I were to design a language that 1 principle would always be favored.