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by barrkel 4477 days ago
What you say is true, but... if it is a critical[1] task / area for you, you're better off reimplementing it anyway. Most existing work isn't so deep that concerted effort on your behalf won't improve on it - but only if you have the time to spend on it.

[1] I mean this in the sustainable competitive advantage sense