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From: lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke)
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Subject: Re: why not "standardize" the Booch Components?  (was Re: is Ada
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:48:11 +0000 (UTC)
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* Jean-Marc Bourguet wrote:
>Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
>> OTOH most of programmers I spoke to do not like the fairly adaptable
>> libraries because they are confused by the huge amount of options. So
>> the recode there own libs, because they are faster to develop and
>> verify them, than understanding the library. Of course, that's just
>> another instance of the Not Invented Here Syndom, the most common open
>> source disease.
>
>If redevelopping something else is quicker (especially when you include
>the verification as you do) than using a library, that's a sure sign that
>the library is not targetted to your problem, not an occurence of NIHS.
>You have this syndrom when you redevelop something and that takes more
>ressource than reusing something else.

This is correct only if your apply a pure rational view. Unfortunly serveral
programmers can't sleep when using a forein - not standard - library.
Including myself.