How do you decide when to invest in custom tooling versus using off-the-shelf solutions?
Nikola Mrkic
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When does your team choose to build custom solutions, and when do you rely on existing tools? What has been your experience with both approaches?
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Yatheen Brahma@yatheen_brahma
It's really a question of flexibility for me. Off-the-shelf tools are great for general needs.
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At the start of a project, I prefer using ready-made solutions. However, as the product grows more complex and the user base expands, and the ready-made solutions can no longer meet the requirements, I lean towards developing my own solutions
For me, it depends on the scale of the project.
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To me it's always a binary, price decision.
I'll go with whichever option is cheaper.