On: How to Avoid Being Called a Bozo When Producing XM...

[Freak_NL]

It's a classic trap that appears to get software developers caught (even now in 2016!) at that point where you are still lacking that firm grasp of the standard libraries available to you.

[einhverfr → Freak_NL]

Yep. As I usually say, it is better to be able to say "not my problem" than it is to be able to say "invented here."

The single greatest strength of a skilled software engineer is to know when to make it someone else's problem.

[lttlrck → einhverfr]

Even if it is not your fault it can still be your problem.

[einhverfr → lttlrck]

Which is why judgment in that question is so valuable.