The problem with recreating cryptographic libraries is that unless you are a cybersecurity expert, you are very likely to leave hidden vulnerabilities in your implementation.
unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de
on 31 May 10:18
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Yep, reinvent it for educational purposes and then burn it with fire.
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
on 31 May 10:52
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The author has completely misunderstood the advice to “not reinvent the wheel”. Or they’re just being needlessly literal in their interpretation.
If your job isn’t making wheels, then you use somebody else’s wheels when you need wheels, so long as those wheels do what you need them to do for a cost that is acceptable.
There is a high cost to reinventing things. So you don’t tend do so unless there is a compelling reason to do so.
If you’re just exploring and learning nobody will tell you not to.
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Rewrite in Rust is not harmful.
The problem with recreating cryptographic libraries is that unless you are a cybersecurity expert, you are very likely to leave hidden vulnerabilities in your implementation.
Yep, reinvent it for educational purposes and then burn it with fire.
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The author has completely misunderstood the advice to “not reinvent the wheel”. Or they’re just being needlessly literal in their interpretation.
If your job isn’t making wheels, then you use somebody else’s wheels when you need wheels, so long as those wheels do what you need them to do for a cost that is acceptable.
There is a high cost to reinventing things. So you don’t tend do so unless there is a compelling reason to do so.
If you’re just exploring and learning nobody will tell you not to.