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Originally Posted by blackmonsters
Doing the programming yourself, which I do, does not save money!
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I'm selling the slomoplayer in my sig because I would like to make back some of
the "work hours" spent to develop it, but I would have never developed it if I had
found a similar flv player for $100.
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as you can see, most developers feel the same. buying is always better than building if it meets your specs. and that is from a group of guys who probably love coding as much as i do.
buy vs. build is a very standard question in IT, not just here in our little porn closet. every company asks that same question when deciding on a new software solution. as blackmonster said, it all comes down to money.
regarding the OPs specific question, the only reason to "learn" to program is if you want to eventually get a job programming. and you have a long, long way to go just to be competitive.
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