> I've written an HTTP server from scratch before. I've experimented with scaling it up in multiple ways. I've admitted defeat and gone back to using pre-existi

> I've written an HTTP server from scratch before. I've experimented with scaling it up in multiple ways. I've admitted defeat and gone back to using pre-existing software. Exactly. you're a better software engineer for it because you understand the underlining problem better and you've internalized the need for more powerful tools. It's not about "earning the chainsaw". It's about learning. > What does the day of struggling with branch cutters and an axe before succumbing and renting a chainsaw really earn you? Perspective? Reverence for the how hard humans used to live? Being in better shape? idk.