This response is quite strange in my eyes, because the website doesn't invent anything new, it actually says to use less bloat, which is always a good thing. Wh

This response is quite strange in my eyes, because the website doesn't invent anything new, it actually says to use less bloat, which is always a good thing. Why use a well tested function if you can completely get rid of it? And yes, less code, less abstraction, and less requirements are damn good reasons not to do something.