A very typical example of the NIH syndrome. There really isn't much to learn from this article apart from that feeling about "we did it in-house instead and it

A very typical example of the NIH syndrome. There really isn't much to learn from this article apart from that feeling about "we did it in-house instead and it does 60% of what the dumb original solution would do. Also we need to maintain it all ourselves now.": > Not invented here (NIH) is the tendency to avoid using or buying products, research, standards, or knowledge from external origins. It is usually adopted by social, corporate, or institutional cultures. Research illustrates a strong bias against ideas from the outside (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here)