[RandomOpinion]

>Why is everyone stuck on getting someone to reinvent the wheel as against getting him to use the said wheel and get things done.

A person who can only use a pre-made wheel is a technician (regardless of how ostentatious their job title may be).

A person who can invent the wheel on demand can also usually invent any other type of rolling mechanism one might encounter a need for and that makes that person a full-fledged engineer.

No value judgement of either person is implied; it's simply a statement of capability. Which type of person is needed depends on the company and the position but it is becoming increasingly clear that the two roles in software are separate, just as they are in other engineering disciplines.