Then you have languages like Go, where it feels like the norm is relying on the standard lib, and any dependency really must be providing value to justify it.

Then you have languages like Go, where it feels like the norm is relying on the standard lib, and any dependency really must be providing value to justify it. My node projects typically have thousands of dependencies, my java and C++ projects have hundreds. My go projects typically have 8-12, and have never once exceeded 40. Not to stan the Go language itself, I just wish this philosophy was the prevalent one in languages.