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by chrismorgan 1336 days ago
… because they’re probably better thought-out and less fragile?
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Sure, that, among other reasons.

If the goal is to always have the best thought-out and least-fragile solution for any given code operation, then the trade-offs are that it's possible the library solution is going to not fit quite as perfectly as it night, and it will almost certainly be slower.