Do Python programmers have a tendency to write their own software instead of contributing? Why?
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I think you’ll find that PROGRAMMERS have a tendency to develop their own thing rather than contributing to an existing project. It’s even got its own TLA: NIH (Not Invented Here).
It’s not always a bad thing. When Dave Winer expressed dismay at Douglas Crockford for inventing/discovering JSON when XML and XML-RPC already existed, Douglas responded:
“The good thing about reinventing the wheel is that you can get a round one.”
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