Build what you need?

I do not wholly subscribe to the mantra of “build what you need”. To an extent, yes, make the thing you want. Only, stop doing that as soon as someone invents a less square wheel than yours. Use their wheel instead.

See also: Make what you need might be all wrong for the IndieWeb’s future

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Make what you need might be all wrong for the IndieWeb's future - The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt

IndieWeb has this idea of “scratch your own itch” or “make what you need“. It’s okay in as far as it goes, but I (and I said this at great length before) feel it is wholly incomplete over simple, and, therefore, wrong. I get the idea. If I want a cheese sandwich, I should go […]

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