I think it might partly be due to the culture around how large or small libraries tend to be. Node grew up with NPM, and with it came the culture of building th

I think it might partly be due to the culture around how large or small libraries tend to be. Node grew up with NPM, and with it came the culture of building things from tiny parts. Most libraries have usually had a single focus, and even a lot of the batteries-included options today still depend on other major libraries instead of reinventing the wheel. I think that culture sorta naturally leads to XKCD-style “15 competing standards”.