So, youre on Microsoft then, judging by ScottPlot you write .NET desktop apps. If you use Dapper, you probably use Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, which is... distributed over NuGet and vulnerable to supply chain attack. You may not need many deps as a desktop dev. Modern day line of business apps require a lot more deps. CSVHelper, ClosedXML, AutoMapper, WebOptimizer, NetEscapades.AspNetCore.SecurityHeaders.

Yes less deps people need the better but it doesn't fix trhe core problem. Sharing and distrib uting code is a key tenant of being able to write modern code.