Is-thirteen: check if a number is equal to 13

more proof that javascript has a batteries included ecosystem with a strong focus on readable, declarative APIs.

remember, DRY. just add another npm dependency.

On a serious note, I love how in Go you can actually build a web app using the standard library. Am I wrong in thinking this should be a priority for scripting languages? I feel like adding this sort of bloat to the standard library immensely reduces the actual real world bloat, and unifies developers around particular design patterns instead of playing a game of "which library is best library?".

And I don't mean in an opinionated ASP.NET sort of way either (although to me that would still be better than the general attitude in the python/js world). Just simple tools that do things people actually want to do. Imagine if Flask and Requests were built in to python, for instance.

You don't have to teach new hires what dialect of agile model view RESTFUL event lifecycle bullshit your company speaks. In the Go model, external libraries (Gorilla, for instance) tend to be conveniences, not entire paradigms.

Is-thirteen is to JavaScript what FizzBuzzEnterpriseEdition is to Java.

Original thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11378103

This is out of date. is(2003).yearOfBirth returns true, but such an entity would be 14 now, or even 15 if they were born in the first half of January.