[...] We are destroying software with complex build systems.
We are destroying software with an absurd chain of dependencies, making everything bloated and fragile.
We are destroying software telling new programmers: “Don’t reinvent the wheel!”. But, reinventing the wheel is how you learn how things work, and is the first step to make new, different wheels. [...]
— Salvatore Sanfilippo, We are destroying software
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