Experience Knows When To Stop Reinventing The Wheel

Experience Knows When To Stop Reinventing The Wheel
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Junior dev: *screaming in agony* "WE MUST CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW FILE FORMAT FROM SCRATCH BECAUSE EFFICIENCY!!!"

Senior dev: *calmly sips coffee* "Zipped XML. Next problem?"

The evolution of problem-solving in tech is brutal. At some point you realize reinventing the wheel isn't impressive—it's just a waste of sprint points. The beard of wisdom knows that existing solutions usually work just fine, while the passionate newbie wants to build a nuclear-powered unicycle.