Are we still software engineers, or just configuration managers for npm packages?

Years ago, devs understood memory, protocols, and performance. Today, half our job is fighting version mismatches in node_modules.

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Importing a 15MB package just to format a date string isn't engineering—it's stitching together black boxes we don't fully understand.

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How much actual CS knowledge do you use daily versus just gluing third-party libraries together?