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Looks like a typical case of Not Invented Here syndrome:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here

It's common for devs to go through this phase.

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Two problems with that theory.

1. I'm using some external stuff, just not others, so where do you draw the line?

2. I've been doing this for my whole 15 year professional career. Doesn't seem like a phase.

1. Most software stand in shoulders of giants. For example your OS and userland tools. I draw the line in terms of ROI (Return On Investment).

2. Me too. But pondering on ROI made me rethink some projects. Specially professionally when there are more people affected by my creative endeavors.

I guess that’s where I draw the line too. And I generally don’t even write software anymore because of that. Everything’s pretty much been done. The few websites I do need to maintain, though, I’m gonna make sure it’s something that isn’t a painful experience the whole time. Hence my custom SSG.

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