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date: 2025-05-30
title: Do you need that module?
permalink: /daily/2025/05/30/do-you-need-module
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<p>You've been asked to add some new functionality to a project.</p><p>There is a module or library available that you could download and use.</p><p>You could write a custom module.</p><p>But do you really need it?</p><p>Is there another way to implement the feature without adding more modules or libraries to your application or writing custom code?</p><p>Is there an alternative implementation that is easier to implement with what you already have?</p><p>How flexible are the requirements?</p><p>Can they be bent to fit within an existing solution?</p><p>Having less code in your application will make it easier to maintain and upgrade in the future, so keep it as lean and minimal as possible.</p>