The article links to a classic Joel on Software article "In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome" written in 2001. It's interesting to see how this has played

The article links to a classic Joel on Software article "In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome" written in 2001. It's interesting to see how this has played out 24 years later with "vibe coding" and how Amazon does business. > Indeed during the recent dotcom mania a bunch of quack business writers suggested that the company of the future would be totally virtual — just a trendy couple sipping Chardonnay in their living room outsourcing everything. What these hyperventilating “visionaries” overlooked is that the market pays for value added. Two yuppies in a living room buying an e-commerce engine from company A and selling merchandise made by company B and warehoused and shipped by company C, with customer service from company D, isn’t honestly adding much value. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/10/14/in-defense-of-not-invented-here-syndrome/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/10/14/in-defense-of-not-...