By the numbers I think only the best programmers, which is a small minority, should consider NIH. Everyone else should use off the shelf as much as possible. S

By the numbers I think only the best programmers, which is a small minority, should consider NIH. Everyone else should use off the shelf as much as possible. Since the best software is written by the best programmers, those of us interested in the best software, and have the capability to make such software, should be free to do NIH on an as needed basis.