[OT] Extra time spent

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On Monday, 2 June 2014 at 03:08:33 UTC, John wrote:
> On Sunday, 1 June 2014 at 19:22:44 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 5/30/2014 8:08 AM, Chris wrote:
>>> I like to re-invent the wheel too, because
>>> existing wheels might not be fit for your purpose.
>>
>> A few years back I invented a triangular wheel, which was an 
>> improvement over the square ones because it had one less bump.
>
>
> RTFL!!

 From my experience on both large and small teams reinvention has 
always been a fools paradise. When you factor in maintenance, 
documentation, testing, API and code quality and internal 
training it rarely pays off.


Cheers,
ed