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Yeah. Ok. You want the fine print? Reinvent the wheel … for your own learning and fun. Or invent a different kind of wheel. Don’t reinvent the wheel on a tight
by mcnamaratw 1y ago
Yeah. Ok. You want the fine print? Reinvent the wheel … for your own learning and fun. Or invent a different kind of wheel.
Don’t reinvent the wheel on a tight deadline while the rest of the team does useful work. Don’t reinvent the wheel and then expect to be rewarded or respected as if you had really invented something.
- demirbey05 1y agoIf you invent someting better, you can get reward, lots of examples out there.
- mcnamaratw 1y agoSure. But inventing something better is not reinventing the wheel. Those are two completely different activities.
- nssnsjsjsjs 1y agoIt doesn't have to be not better though. The wheel reinventor has hindsight.
- baxtr 1y ago"Sometimes it’s a good idea to reinvent the wheel" would have been a better title.
- nssnsjsjsjs 1y agoOh I totally assumed this applied to passion projects, making your own K8s on weekends kind of thing.