Has NPM been the closest attempt at something similar to what's described here? Lots of single-function modules like is-even, is-odd, and left-pad.
Although given potential problems with function deletion, maybe there's a case to be made for careful curation of these functions in a single place, we could call it the standard library.
They have a single function but don’t have to be, so package managers can’t assume they are single function. It they could tree shaking might not be needed?
Although given potential problems with function deletion, maybe there's a case to be made for careful curation of these functions in a single place, we could call it the standard library.