On: "Not Invented Here" Versus Developer Sanity

[russell_h]

I don't disagree with the OP* but its important to recognize that what might seem to keep you sane, in many situations it will drive whoever inherits your code absolutely nuts. The guidelines the article lays out aren't bad, but they are all about "you". Make sure you don't forget the next person.

*I'm well known among my colleagues for writing way too much from scratch

[readme → russell_h]

It really depends on how good you are at writing readable, unsurprising, code, and how willing you are to document it.

[cdooh → russell_h]

I think his main concern was for the users or did I read it wrong?