Comment by KellyCriterion
1 day ago
Have you used ever OpenSSL? :-D
The thing is: A bug does not invalidate enterprise adoption - Microsoft ist a good example.
1 day ago
Have you used ever OpenSSL? :-D
The thing is: A bug does not invalidate enterprise adoption - Microsoft ist a good example.
That was less my point, and more that "battle-tested" doesn't have to be a cudgel to argue against in-house projects, especially when considering defect rates (the more-general solution is very often slower and buggier to support the features you don't need).
Maybe we should differ the terms:
"industry proven" -> MS/Windows -> yes
"battle tested" -> MS Windows -> you may discuss? :-D
If there is an inhouse solution available and which is really working, then Id not introduce an externa component here. If you start from zero, then using a pre-existing component should be the path, in my perception. Sure, one can waste time write a logger, but should have e.g. Bezos spent time coding on a logging lib or care about the webshop and use an existing lib for that - but in most cases it does not payoff to do whatever self-implementation-voodoo someone imagines: its just a waste of time. (Esp. since most companies do not take off enough to make such an investment plausible)