Thanks for the great perspective. I want to say that "if there was something off the shelf that met all our needs we would've used it" has been the justificati

Thanks for the great perspective. I want to say that "if there was something off the shelf that met all our needs we would've used it" has been the justification for many over-engineered, not-invented-here projects. On the other hand, in many cases it is completely legitimate.