Standard Library Debates

Discussions revolve around the adequacy, size, and contents of programming language standard libraries, debating what features should be included versus relying on third-party packages, with comparisons across languages like Rust, Go, and Python.

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acjohnson55 Jan 8, 2014 View on HN

What's wrong with having them in the standard library?

justinzollars Mar 15, 2024 View on HN

"the standard library is good enough and has better support in the long run"

nicky0 Mar 25, 2017 View on HN

The standard library isn't the language.

PKop Oct 3, 2021 View on HN

How is this an argument against a larger standard library?

WD-42 Sep 16, 2025 View on HN

Maybe the language should have a standard library then.

emrah May 10, 2023 View on HN

Looks like they have a "standard library" to remedy this to some extent

joelbluminator Sep 13, 2021 View on HN

Are you saying the standard library is powerful enough for most things?

fud101 Dec 24, 2025 View on HN

It needs a good standard library yeah? i don't see that in your list.

macleginn Jul 16, 2020 View on HN

What about the standard library?

log_e Oct 19, 2024 View on HN

It's in the standard library. You're a bad programmer if you don't learn the ins and outs of the standard library, or make sweeping generalizations.