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Re:Never use a dependency that you could replace with an aft... by JackFr on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @04:54PM (#24125864)
I’ve worked with dozens of guys who loved to reinvent config and logging frameworks, because ... I don’t know why.

I suppose because it was easier than working in the actual problem domain, which they knew little about and didn’t care to learn.

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Re:Never use a dependency that you could replace with an aft... by nothal on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @06:06PM (#24126577)
Herding devs to work on the boring-useful things instead of the interesting-solved things is slightly easier than herding cats.
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