It seems to be a personal project. Since there aren't any meaningful consequences for writing a bug-ridden, unsupported app, it's way more valuable to reinvent the wheel than to become an expert in someone else's work.
I know, I'm not saying he's a bad person, I'm just poking a little fun at the mentality that leads to wheel-reinvention as the first and only conclusion.
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It seems to be a personal project. Since there aren't any meaningful consequences for writing a bug-ridden, unsupported app, it's way more valuable to reinvent the wheel than to become an expert in someone else's work.
I know, I'm not saying he's a bad person, I'm just poking a little fun at the mentality that leads to wheel-reinvention as the first and only conclusion.
I still think it's a cool project.
I'm not sure if this is wheel reinvention, so much as wheel subset reimplementation. The latter of which is a very legitimate practice, quite frankly.
You're right. I forgot to put my pedantry hat on before typing that comment.