There is a feeling among many people that too many "js devs" only know jquery or _ or angular and not the whole breadth of the language. Articles like these are there to show that you don't need to include the whole _ if all you need is a simple "pluck" for instance.
Of course there are good reasons for using those libraries, it's all about tradeoffs.
Of course there are good reasons for using those libraries, it's all about tradeoffs.