[evilc00kie]

Nice work!

I often think about the "reinventing the wheel" argument. Isn't open source about diversity? There are so many fork, clones, "Yet another..."'s (yacc, yaml,...).

So many times I'm looking for suitable go libraries that solve a certain problem. There might be a few out there but every lib has its own pros and cons. Having the possibility to choose is great. Nothing sucks more than depending on a unmaintained clib nobody cares without alternatives.

The only counter-example that comes in my mind is crypto. You don't want to do your own crypto.

[madsbuch]

I think it mostly depends on purpose. Crypto is being reinvented several times a day by students needing to understand the mechanics of various algorithms.

Personally, I find it rewarding to reimplement something known. There is always a solution when you are stuck, and who knows. Maybe one will develop a better API for the system of something else.