> I also find it difficult to rationalize third-party dependencies these days This depends on what kind of dependency you're talking about. For example using Z

> I also find it difficult to rationalize third-party dependencies these days This depends on what kind of dependency you're talking about. For example using Zephyr RTOS significantly reduces time to market and it brings in a lot of 3rd party libraries that are written specifically for it. In other fields this might differ, but fields like Web development are a nightmare to begin with.