> In fact, it might make you worse at software engineering, because it embodies the disastrous "Not Invented Here" doctrine I get your point against NIH, but I

> In fact, it might make you worse at software engineering, because it embodies the disastrous "Not Invented Here" doctrine I get your point against NIH, but I don't see how doing such a project on your own in your freetime could possibly make you a worse programmer. If anything, you would likely learn exactly what it takes to go down the NIH path so strictly and be able to make better choices