A utility library is a library that helps you streamline the implementation of common coding tasks. With it, you only need to focus on writing code that makes your project unique. One of the most popular JavaScript utility libraries is Lodash. Lodash is a JS library with over 40 million

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Lodash uses a functional programming approach in implementing common tasks in JavaScript. With a package size of over 1.4MB, having Lodash on your front-end can hinder the performance of your website. In this article, I'll be showing you how to implement some of the key functionalities provided by Lodash.

How to Build a JavaScript Utility Library like Lodash

Do we actually need Lo Dash anymore??

Lodash can be imported by method - no need to import all the 1.4M, for example:
<pre><code class="language-javascript">import _isEqual from &#x27;../node_modules/lodash-es/isEqual&#x27;;
</code></pre>

why reinvent the wheel when Lodash already exists? there also exists a lodash-es library which exports as ES modules