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Re:Never use a dependency that you could replace with an aft... by hinkley on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @05:41PM (#24126344)
In the interests of some sanity, I would like to say, all in one spot, that these are not mutually exclusive

- You should absolutely use community-supported tools to solve your problems.

- You should substitute idiomatic code for libraries.

You have made an argument for the latter that does not detract from the former.

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Re:Never use a dependency that you could replace with an aft... by greyhair on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:41AM (#24131973)
This needs about 1000 upvotes. So much truth in so few words.
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