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Which languages do you consider to have the biggest/smallest standard libraries? JS and Rust have a reputation for being pretty small. C has fewer data structures, but a bunch of system APIs. Python feels more like a kitchen sink. Where are other languages on this spectrum?

I often use Quip for writing documents and I've started using Google Slides for presentations. They have fewer features than competing tools, but I like them. They have what I need, without being overwhelming. Maybe it takes a paradigm shift (e.g. desktop->web) to drop features.

I think I've used fewer third party libraries in bash scripts than in any other language. I just use the built-ins and invoke binaries. I can't think of any other programming language where the stdlib felt like it was sufficient.