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What is Underscore?

A JavaScript library that provides a whole mess of useful functional programming helpers without extending any built-in objects.
Underscore is a tool in the Javascript Utilities & Libraries category of a tech stack.
Underscore is an open source tool with 27.2K GitHub stars and 5.5K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Underscore's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses Underscore?

Companies
1148 companies reportedly use Underscore in their tech stacks, including Pinterest, LaunchDarkly, and reddit.

Developers
509 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Underscore.

Underscore Integrations

Pros of Underscore
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Utility
55
Simple
40
Functional programming
32
Fast
28
Open source
20
Backbone
16
Javascript
8
Annotated source code
6
Library

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Underscore Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Underscore?
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Ramda
It emphasizes a purer functional style. Immutability and side-effect free functions are at the heart of its design philosophy. This can help you get the job done with simple, elegant code.
Dash
Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash stores snippets of code and instantly searches offline documentation sets for 150+ APIs. You can even generate your own docsets or request docsets to be included.
Modernizr
It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer.
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Underscore's Followers
589 developers follow Underscore to keep up with related blogs and decisions.