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I'm not share I really share in those same fears. If the code does what you want of it, you have saved considerable time not having to write it yourself. If it
by randomdata 14y ago
I'm not share I really share in those same fears.
If the code does what you want of it, you have saved considerable time not having to write it yourself. If it proves to have bugs/compatibility problems in the future, then you can fix those issues, just as you would have to do if you had written it yourself. It is rather unlikely that your attempt at the problem will yield any better results over the long haul, so maintenance is a fact of life either way.
If a project is actively maintained by someone else, that is just an extra sweet bonus.
- ominous_prime 14y agoI do agree, but one has to be willing to take on the responsibility of maintaining that code if need be. The offending codebase isn't always vetted in that sense, and it may not be something you want to take over.