I am confused as to whether it is acceptable to use code produced by other people for something that is related to me and my creations. Do i have to resort to coding my portfolio website with pure css and js to demonstrate my credibility and experience as a candidate employee? Does the ideology of ‘using other people’s tools to create a better product’ apply here in this context, or would it be considered plagiarism? Is there some sort of gradient as to how much i should use third party tools for my website for it be ethically appropriate, if it all?

nwithan8
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Absolutely fine.

Could you imagine if every developer recreated the wheel for every project?

There are definitely companies like that out there lol, legacy tech can be horrifying.

amio
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Absolutely could! I’ve worked in a shop where that was the norm. It was not… fun.

Machine codes, yes.

Oh boy, do I have some C++ codebases I wish I could show you.

Sometimes it’s easier to DIY than try to figure out the mess of a build system of a dependency! :P

Oliver Lowe
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Ah come on, what’s a little spaghetti code between friends ;)

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