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Discussion on: Is it normal that devs get stuck to figure out a solution while using external libraries?

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John Alcher

I wonder many times does it mean I am slow at adopting the solution using an external library. This affects my pridcutivity a lot as I tend to get stuck on trivial issues for hours.

We tend to be biased in favor of writing our own solutions, so this is normal. I take solace in the fact that when I use a well tested library to solve a problem, the time spent learning the library is definitely shorter than implementing, testing, maintaining etc.. the solution myself.