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Discussion on: What do you do if you're in the middle of a project and you realize it already exists in the world?

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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

Ask: "Is there something about my version that improves on the existing implementation(s)?" (This includes performance, maintainability, documentation, and/or license.)

If the answer is definitely "no," switch to the existing implementation.