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by sxg 1910 days ago
Because you can’t make every tool you’ll need to program effectively. Unlike bread, which only takes hours to make, good tooling will take months to years if done yourself.
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Yeah, but a baker also can’t make one loaf of bread that everyone can then eat forever.

In software, you actually can have your cake and eat it, too.