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Outstanding Objects (Developed Dirt Cheap)

Posted by michael on from the search-twice-code-once dept.

Mark Leighton Fisher writes "Some readers might be interested in Outstanding Objects (Developed Dirt Cheap); or "Why Don't Developers Search the Literature?" It seems like I still see a lot of wheel reinvention going on, even with the wealth of code and information now available on the Net."

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  1. AC/DC by blackmonday · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wasn't aware that AC/DC was involved in software development till now.

    1. Re:AC/DC by Roto-Rooter+Man · · Score: 5, Funny

      After the dot-com bubble burst, AC/DC were hired as consultants by a number of tech firms. Apparently due to their expertise in getting "back in black".

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    2. Re:AC/DC by kin_korn_karn · · Score: 5, Funny

      For those about to pun, get on the highway to hell.

  2. Laziness wins out for me... by Gaxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always hit the net before emarking on coding. There's no way I'm gonna spend 6 hours throwing together code that someone else has spent 20 lovingly moulding for me :-) I just too damn lazy... What can I say, Wally is my hero :-)

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  3. Dirty Code by bplipschitz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Done Dirt Cheap.

  4. Re:Simple explanation by ERJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, of course, my way IS better.

  5. Playing with metaphors by peterpi · · Score: 4, Funny
    When was the last time one car had exactly the same wheels as another? (Stop; I don't actually care for the answser).

    We reinvent the wheel because new wheels look sexy, not because they roll any better.

    I have absolutely no idea whether there's a point to be proved with that, but it's kinda interesting.

  6. Re:Laziness by L.+VeGas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Most of us are lazy by nature.

    I completely disagree. As a matter of fact, I have an article that totally disproves this, but I don't feel like finding it right now.

    Maybe after my nap.

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