Re-invent the wheel all you like, just don't try that shit in production, unless you want to cause a delay. Sometimes there are very good reasons to reinvent t

Re-invent the wheel all you like, just don't try that shit in production, unless you want to cause a delay. Sometimes there are very good reasons to reinvent the wheel, where the buisness demands a faster x, or there are privacy concerns for y. But most of the time its just a bad idea to re-invent the wheel. Do that shit on your own time, and keep it out of our production codebase. I know there will be lots of people moaning about curiosity and the like. I somewhat agree. However imagine you are building a new table. Nothing interesting just metal frame with a composite wooden top. You are prototyping is, and suddenly, one of your engineers decides to reinvent screws. Not because there is a need, but because they are bored. Its not like you need hidden, or fancy screws/attachement devices, the engineer is just curious about trying out a lathe. Not that you have an "automatic" lathe, so it not like you can scale up production. Its fucking stupid right? yes. Sure, test out how to make your own fasteners. Even do it on company time. Just don't try and sneak it into production. Its a bad idea.