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by BiteCode_dev 2310 days ago
There are many cases where what you need is instant soup powder, not home made velouté.

And this will save me from writing tests for those lines. With all major browsers. And documentation. And maintain all that, of course, for the next 5 years.

And when new devs will arrive in the team to provide the training for the custom code. I may even not be here anymore

So yes, it can be overkill, or just what you need.

E.G: some server side dev need a quick fix for his personal web site.

Besides, even a lib with zero tests like this one will have enough users and tickets open that it will be better tested that the server side dev code that don't know JS much.