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then it's never possible to use any package/module/plugin anywhere. I get the danger but I'd rather have convenience than writing every function from scratch

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There is a very big, and obvious, difference between using a plugin published by a well-known source, and a random code snippet posted by a random person.

I mean, is there, when the snippet is the most copy pasted answer on SO?

This does not tell you anything about the source of the snippet and, almost by definition, people who blindly copy snippets from SO are likely not experts in the field.

On the other hand, when I download and use Openssl (for example) I am reasonably confident that the code was developed and scrutinised by people who know what they are doing.

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