i would go as far to say if you dont use the tools/tech at your disposal to get the job done as effeciently as possible then you are suboptimal as a programmer.

i would go as far to say if you dont use the tools/tech at your disposal to get the job done as effeciently as possible then you are suboptimal as a programmer. the entire concept of technology is building or gluing others' efforts before you to create something new. there are rare exceptions to this and these are the very ones you stand on.