When I was prevented from upgrading Xcode/Swift for a project last year because of podfile dependencies, that cemented in my mind that every time I include a de

When I was prevented from upgrading Xcode/Swift for a project last year because of podfile dependencies, that cemented in my mind that every time I include a dependency, I'm putting myself at risk. If I can spend half a day writing the code myself, I will -- because I know it will prevent headaches down the road. Yes, yes, I know any code I write adds the probability of bugs down the road. But at least the roadblock would be of my own doing, and not dependent on if/when the package maintainer upgrades their stuff.