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In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome (2001)
Time for a pop quiz. 1. Code Reuse is: a) Goodb) Bad 2. Reinventing the Wheel is: a) Goodb) Bad 3. The Not-Invented-Here Syndrome is: a) Goodb) Bad Of course, everybody knows that you should always…
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Software EngineeringTech Industry & Business2023
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Feb 11, 2023 | In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome (2001) by sph | 143 | 112 |
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