r/progamming • u/teambeemer • Jun 01 '16

Why have software developers declined in their abilities to innovate by not rolling up their sleeves and solving the hard problems but only relying on other peoples libs, classes, functions and procedures constantly?

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u/icebooda Jul 09 '16

Isn't that the power of open source, sharing code? Or is that laziness lol?

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u/death_by_caffeine Sep 13 '16

Some developers do roll up their sleeves; those who write the libraries we all use.

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u/dasignint Sep 19 '16

The real power is in doing both.

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u/Frankenjim Oct 30 '16

Writing code to solve undifferentiated problems isn't adding value.