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> On the other hand, we don't end up with globally shared libraries that have 'completely' solved a particular technical problem space.

IME the more general a library tries to be usually the worse it is to actually use. Opinionated AKA designed libraries that have some specific intention behind them are more immediately usable and it's much more straightforward to see the pitfalls in using them as they tend to typically be intentional.




oh yes so much this.

and yet, the most popular libraries tend to be very general, and libraries that are popular tend to try to get more and more general.

What's this about? Why are we chasing a different direction than the quality that comes from focused, opionated libraries?




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