While the article is dramatically true (credits to StackOverflow for some of my production code), there's a factor that isn't taken into account here: time. Ye

While the article is dramatically true (credits to StackOverflow for some of my production code), there's a factor that isn't taken into account here: time. Yes, because as engineers our time is more valuable than a minimal and perfectly-standard-compliant solution. I would happily read all the RFCs, and all the significant papers in CS, and all...etc. The reality is that we don't get paid to read, but to ship.