But if you're using React you are creating a not-insignificant webapp and the initial install time of 177 modules is totally irrelevant beyond that first install. It doesn't have any reflection on the size of the client JS file (webpack loaders, for example, only live on the dev machine).
Moreover, you can presumably globally install this, so it can cover every React-based project you need to build.
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But if you're using React you are creating a not-insignificant webapp and the initial install time of 177 modules is totally irrelevant beyond that first install. It doesn't have any reflection on the size of the client JS file (webpack loaders, for example, only live on the dev machine).
Moreover, you can presumably globally install this, so it can cover every React-based project you need to build.
What is an acceptable number of modules?