Quote of the day

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Radek Holý <Radek1 at holych.org>:

> 2016-05-17 9:50 GMT+02:00 Steven D'Aprano <
> steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info>:
>
>> Overhead in the office today:
>>
>> "I don't have time to learn an existing library - much faster to make
>> my own mistakes!"
>
> *THUMBS UP* At least they are aware of that "own mistakes" part... Not
> like my employer...

Also:

   With a third party solution I don't need to fix the bugs.

   But with an in-house solution I at least *can* fix the bugs.

The feeling of powerlessness can be crushing when you depend on a
third-party component that is broken with no fix in sight.


Marko