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> Counter-intuitivly, the first instinct of a programmer should be "buy that, don't write it" I don't think this is counter intuitive at all... this is the who
by eikenberry 2y ago
> Counter-intuitivly, the first instinct of a programmer should be "buy that, don't write it"
I don't think this is counter intuitive at all... this is the whole premise behind free software. Why write it yourself when someone else already has and there is a community around using and updating it. We all buy the vast majority of our software and it is usually our go to move, unless there is an itch.
- bruce511 2y agoIn the context of you, at home, wanting to get stuff done, I agree. But in the context of "you're at work paid to be a programmer" the instinct is to look for things to program.