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<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:42, 3 February 2009</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Every software developer wants to create new <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exiting </del>stuff <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- </del>but very often the same things are reinvented over and over again. So, before starting to solve a specific problem, try to find out if others <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">did </del>already <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">solve </del>it. Here is a list of things you could do:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Every software developer wants to create new <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exciting </ins>stuff<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>but very often the same things are reinvented over and over again. So, before starting to solve a specific problem, try to find out if others already <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">solved </ins>it. Here is a list of things you could do:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Try to find good &quot;buzzwords&quot; for you problem and the <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">google </del>for them</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Try to find good &quot;buzzwords&quot; for you problem and the <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">search the web </ins>for them<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Try to find a newsgroup or mailing list that relates to your problem space and post your problem</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Try to find a newsgroup or mailing list that relates to your problem space and post your problem<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Don't by shy or afraid!</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Don't by shy or afraid!</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>You will probably find <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">out </del>that other developers are very helpful. Actually many of them are <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">exited </del>that others are working on similar problems. If you finally solve your specific problem, make the solution available to others<del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, like</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>You will probably find that other developers are very helpful. Actually many of them are <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">excited </ins>that others are working on similar problems. If you finally solve your specific problem, make the solution available to others<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Blog about your problem and your solution</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Blog about your problem and your solution<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Give credit to all <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">people </del>who helped you</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Give credit to all <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">those </ins>who helped you<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Link to other solutions</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Link to other solutions<ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Over time, <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to might </del>save a lot of time and get better solutions for your problem much faster.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Over time, <ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">you may </ins>save a lot of time and get better solutions for your problem much faster.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">By [[Kai Tödter]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This work is licensed under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ Creative Commons Attribution 3] </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>&#160;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Back to [[97 Things Every Programmer Should Know]] home page</ins></div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key wikicontent:diff:version:1.11a:oldid:23149:newid:23251 --> </table>

Kevlin http://commons.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php?title=Don%27t_reinvent_the_wheel&diff=23149&oldid=prev 2009-01-28T07:57:19Z

<p>New page: Every software developer wants to create new exiting stuff - but very often the same things are reinvented over and over again. So, before starting to solve a specific problem, try to find...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Every software developer wants to create new exiting stuff - but very often the same things are reinvented over and over again. So, before starting to solve a specific problem, try to find out if others did already solve it. Here is a list of things you could do:<br /> <br /> * Try to find good &quot;buzzwords&quot; for you problem and the google for them<br /> * Try to find a newsgroup or mailing list that relates to your problem space and post your problem<br /> * Don't by shy or afraid!<br /> <br /> You will probably find out that other developers are very helpful. Actually many of them are exited that others are working on similar problems. If you finally solve your specific problem, make the solution available to others, like<br /> <br /> * Blog about your problem and your solution<br /> * Give credit to all people who helped you<br /> * Link to other solutions<br /> <br /> Over time, to might save a lot of time and get better solutions for your problem much faster.</div>

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