You can use tiny modules like this with near reckless abandon in node. Due to the way node's require() works and the way the package manager installs modules lo

You can use tiny modules like this with near reckless abandon in node. Due to the way node's require() works and the way the package manager installs modules locally by default (rather than system-wide), most of the FUD of using 3rd party modules in other environments simply doesn't apply in node.