as long as you are calling other peoples modules you're not yet programming How about while you're not calling other peoples' modules, you're not programming e

as long as you are calling other peoples modules you're not yet programming How about while you're not calling other peoples' modules, you're not programming effectively? Why am I supposed to waste my time rewriting code available in the STL, or better, why is it held against me that I don't waste my time on such?