I guess it depends on what you do. I usually work at low-level, so making lib interfaces myself is acceptable, but at a higher-level, one usually have to pile l

I guess it depends on what you do. I usually work at low-level, so making lib interfaces myself is acceptable, but at a higher-level, one usually have to pile libs over libs to get anything done because that's the way things are done today (complexity is perceived as a non-issue as long as you can rely on some lib), especially on desktop and especially with most things related to "the web". DIY even for language bindings would take long, be exhausting, and probably not worth it for a prototype or a throwaway script.