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> Maybe it's just because I'm getting old, but this whole "Don't build it yourself, buy it. Focus on your own business, and whenever you need something extra, use a Saas" seems to me like an anti-pattern. I cannot back it up, it's a gut feeling.

A lot of this now is also about supporting others within your community. I'm sure you do this with code, support junior developers? Now we're in an era where you can do the very same, but for those creating products, too.

> I don't know. Building a product with so many dependencies feels very amateur, error prone, and prone to instability.

I bet if most were honest, and reviewed their code dependencies (external libraries) you could make the exact same statement.

> Again, it's just a gut feeling from some old dude that has been doing software since the late 90s. Maybe it's just the way things are done nowadays.

It's just an extension of doing what you're most likely already doing, and firmly believe in.