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05/08/14, 05:59 PM   #9
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Getting inspiration, tips, tricks, neat solutions, and good practices from reading other people's code is something that should be encouraged; it's a great way to learn.

However, it is paramount that you don't just copy-paste code - for one thing, it's rather rude unless the original author specifically stated it's okay to do so, for another you won't learn a thing - which will in all likelihood lead to you not being able to maintain "your" addon, which will lead to you losing interest, which will lead to an abandoned addon with disappointed users.

So yeah, get inspired by someone else's code by all means, but write your own. You'll feel better, the original author will feel better, and our users will end up with better addons.

Besides, there's few things more sweet for a programmer than coming up with a neater solution to a problem than someone else has
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