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		scarface74 on Nov 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kite is saying farewell and open-sourcing its code I have absolutely no desire to hack my own tools. Hacking my own tools doesn’t put any money in my pocket nor is that what I have ever been hired for.

jval43 on Nov 21, 2022 [–]

I don't often hack my own tools either, but it's great to have the possibility to do so.

When you really need that bug fixed for your edge case or platform, it's much easier to submit a patch rather than wait around for someone else to fix it.

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