On 3/15/06, Greg Reddin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Developers seem to have the most difficult time with the "not created
> here" syndrome.

It often not just a syndrome. When you feel that you have it, "the
solution" right in your hands, you are all itching and want to share
with others. "See, isn't this a great stuff?" A standard reaction is
automatic rejection though. People don't like pushers.

>  At my last job I was on an architecture team for a
> large firm.  We inherently held great skepticism for any framework
> handed to us that we didn't develop ourselves.  And any framework we
> developed ourselves seemed to be completely rejected by everyone
> else.

The library I am working now has not been noticed by most yet, but I
know that it is a true gem ;-)

> But there's always politics and egos
> involved.  I strive to be the developer who can walk into any
> framework already in use and get work done without complaining about
> how broken everything is.  I'm still a long way from achieving that
> goal.

Same here, especially when I already have my own solution which is better.

Michael.

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