[everdev]

There are also bigger libraries like lodash that are often included for the use of a single feature.

I must admit I have the same aversion as OC. I love the ubiquity, resources and portability of JavaScript, but the rats nest of dependencies feels extremely brittle.

[sombremesa]

Not only is it often added for a single feature, that feature is more often than not already supported in vanilla JS or with ES 6.