This depends on the language. In C#, standard library is awesome, and indeed a good starting point for people learning the language. On the other end of the s

This depends on the language. In C#, standard library is awesome, and indeed a good starting point for people learning the language. On the other end of the spectrum there’re languages like C++ with these horrible templates, or Rust with tons of unsafe code. Adopting patterns or coding style from these standard libraries is not the best idea.