Originality and cleverness seem hand-in-hand. Creating clever "original" code to solve a problem that 20 other people are going to have to rework over the next several years, is kind of nightmarish.
That said, there are some implementations that stand the test of time, that are fit for purpose, and do not have to be changed, debugged, or updated. I'd prefer to copy/call one of these rather than write my own.
Of course, I'm a very mediocre programmer, so for certain I should not try to be original.
That said, there are some implementations that stand the test of time, that are fit for purpose, and do not have to be changed, debugged, or updated. I'd prefer to copy/call one of these rather than write my own.
Of course, I'm a very mediocre programmer, so for certain I should not try to be original.