[grey-area]

This is the direct result of the culture of tiny dependencies in JS and some other languages, but not all ecosystems are like this. If you choose to use node, this is where you end up, but it was a choice.

Many languages have a decent standard library which covers most of the bases, so it’s possible to have a very restricted set of dependencies.

[jschrf]

Unfortunately for frontend and the Node ecosystem, it's too late to try and put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Hopefully Deno helps with this pain point.