I think part of the jumping through hoops consideration is whether the project developers as a group prefer jumping through their own hoops or someone else's.

I think part of the jumping through hoops consideration is whether the project developers as a group prefer jumping through their own hoops or someone else's. On some teams it is easier to say "the wise developers of leftPad think these are the hoops we need to jump through" than it is to present your own design that has strengths and weaknesses. On others they will walk miles through flaming coals just to avoid the downsides of someone else's designs. I honestly have no idea which group is right but devs seem to fall into one or the other. I myself started in the first camp but am wandering toward the second. Sounds like you went the other direction.