How do you fight the developer instinct of trying to reinvent the wheel?

your brain is saying "use the existing tool", but deep inside you believe that building something from scratch would be better.

• Anybody relates?
• Any success stories about "reinventing the wheel" and gaining something from it?
• Do you have any practical technique for approaching these decisions?
• Where do you draw the line?

Comments

[David Israel]

You have to collaborate with others that will stop you from these darker impulses. Seriously.