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?
Absolutely fine.
Could you imagine if every developer recreated the wheel for every project?
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
Ah come on, what’s a little spaghetti code between friends ;)
Absolutely could! I’ve worked in a shop where that was the norm. It was not… fun.
There are definitely companies like that out there lol, legacy tech can be horrifying.
Machine codes, yes.