You don't know how to do something in raw JavaScript. You're not even sure you should. You find a library / module / package / whatever-the-name-is-this-week on the Internet. You paste it into your code. Your code now works. Your code is now 1MB larger. This web app is heavy, man.

[–] projectmoon@forum.agnos.is 5 points 4 days ago

palordrolap@fedia.io said in Heroes & Villains of software development: > You don't know how to do something in raw JavaScript. You're not even sure you should. You find a library / module / package / whatever-the-name-is-this-week on the Internet. You paste it into your code. Your code now works. Your code is now 1MB larger. This web app is heavy, man.

npm install left-pad :D