Challenges in the Development Community

Concerns have been raised about the prevalence of micro libraries within the NPM community, which are often single function libraries that complicate dependency management. The argument posits that reliance on these micro libraries leads to more downsides than benefits, advocating for direct code incorporation instead. The speaker supports this view by referencing a case study involving a micro library called 'is-number,' illustrating the simplicity of copy-pasting relevant code. This discussion encourages developers to rethink their approach to software dependencies by categorizing challenges into manageable buckets, akin to harvesting, fishing, and panning for gold.